$100k salary, packing up from Salinas
changea dispatch from
port st. lucie
FL
27.29°N
80.35°W
Port St. Lucie is the New York Mets' spring training home, with golf courses, gated communities, and the slow Atlantic Coast pace that retirees love. It's one of the fastest-growing cities in the country in recent years. The Treasure Coast beaches are quieter and prettier than the bigger Florida metros. Suburban, sunny, and easy.
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Salinas
Port St. Lucie is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$2,331/mo
17% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,002/mo
$1,257 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$397k
54% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
537k
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
246
pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.
Salinas edges ahead with 335 pleasant days.
50/100
30% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, 13.4 mi.
10/100
87% lower than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
23
283% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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