with $100k coming in, swapping out of Santa Rosa
changea dispatch from
madison
WI
43.07°N
89.40°W
Madison sits on an isthmus between two lakes, with the state capitol gleaming on one end and the University of Wisconsin sprawling on the other. The Saturday farmers market around the Capitol Square is one of the best in the country. Cheese curds, brats, and beer are mandatory food groups. The Terrace at Memorial Union, looking out at Lake Mendota, is the unofficial heart of the city in summer.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Santa Rosa
Madison is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,673/mo
36% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
6.27%
$252/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,138/mo
$1,177 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$465k
43% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
694k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in madison.
Santa Rosa has the edge here, logging 254 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 71 days below 20°, vs 0 in Santa Rosa.
A real upgrade on things to do: 40.0× Santa Rosa's pace.
67/100
3% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Sauk Prairie State Recreation Area, 24.1 mi.
88/100
10% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
11
175% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
neighbors of madison on the map of tradeoffs:
