on $100k a year, leaving Riverside
changea dispatch from
los angeles
CA
34.05°N
118.24°W
Los Angeles is 88 cities pretending to be one, connected by freeways and a shared love of really good tacos. Every neighborhood is its own scene: surfers in Venice, the Korean grandmas of K-town, mountains rising behind Pasadena, Persian rugs in Westwood. The light at golden hour is so good it makes Instagram filters jealous. Roll the windows down at golden hour, put on a playlist, and let the city stretch out.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Riverside ran you
Los Angeles runs a little pricier than Riverside. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
16% more expensive than Riverside(vs $2,493/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Riverside
$4,659/mo
$406 less than Riverside
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
73% more expensive than Riverside
vs $595k in Riverside
12.8M
vs 4.7M in Riverside
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Riverside barely cracks 249 pleasant ones.
5700% more happening than in Riverside.
67/100
3% lower than Riverside
vs 69/100 in Riverside
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
4% higher than Riverside
vs 92/100 in Riverside
150
971% more than Riverside
vs 14 nonstops in Riverside
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