with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ann Arbor
changea dispatch from
riverside
CA
33.98°N
117.37°W
Riverside is where the navel orange got its start in America, with the parent tree from 1873 still alive and producing fruit on a downtown corner. The Mission Inn is a wildly ornate Spanish Revival hotel that hosts the country's biggest holiday lights festival. Riverside's downtown is genuinely walkable, with citrus groves still scattered through the foothills. Summers are dry and bright, with the foothills cooling the evenings.
the verdict
the monthly premium over Ann Arbor
Riverside is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
20% more expensive than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
9.3%
$421/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$5,065/mo
$832 less than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
39% more expensive than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
4.7M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Ann Arbor only logs 154 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 47 days top 95° here, 0 in Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor hosts 2.3× more events.
69/100
23% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
5% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
14
90% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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