on $100k a year, leaving York
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 York ran you
Los Angeles costs noticeably more than York. You'd be paying for Los Angeles itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
113% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
9.3%
$519/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$4,659/mo
$2,058 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
232% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
12.8M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
York keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.
A real upgrade on things to do: 348.0× York's pace.
67/100
5% higher than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
3% higher than York
vs 93/100 in York
150
1150% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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