on $100k a year, leaving Riverside

change
New York, NY cityscape

next stop after riverside

New York

ny · metro 19.5M

a dispatch from

new york

NY

40.71°N

74.01°W

New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.

metro19.5M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$955

more each month than Riverside ran you

New York costs noticeably more than Riverside. You'd be paying for New York itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the new york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,329/mo

34% more expensive than Riverside(vs $2,493/mo)

02state income tax

10.73%

$119/mo more in state tax than Riverside

vs 9.3% in Riverside

03after rent

$4,110/mo

$955 less than Riverside

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$739k

24% more expensive than Riverside

vs $595k in Riverside

05metro size

19.5M

vs 4.7M in Riverside

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in new york.

Riverside actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 651.2× Riverside's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

78/100

13% higher than Riverside

vs 69/100 in Riverside

Closest outdoor draw: Gateway National Recreation Area, 13.5 mi.

·walk score®

100/100

9% higher than Riverside

vs 92/100 in Riverside

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

215

1436% more than Riverside

vs 14 nonstops in Riverside

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as new york:

compare new york with: