on $100k a year, leaving Santa Rosa
changea dispatch from
milwaukee
WI
43.04°N
87.91°W
Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.
the verdict
under Santa Rosa, every month
Milwaukee is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
42% 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
$6,307/mo
$1,346 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
52% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
1.6M
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Santa Rosa edges ahead with 254 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 62 days under 20° here, 0 in Santa Rosa.
70.0× the events of Santa Rosa, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
12% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
0% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
30
650% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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