$100k a year, no longer in Austin
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 cost of moving past Austin
Riverside doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Riverside is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
57% more expensive than Austin(vs $1,583/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Austin
vs 0% in Austin
$5,065/mo
$1,685 less than Austin
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
37% more expensive than Austin
vs $433k in Austin
4.7M
vs 2.5M in Austin
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Austin only logs 170 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: Austin packs 20.0× more into a month.
69/100
23% higher than Austin
vs 56/100 in Austin
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
7% lower than Austin
vs 99/100 in Austin
14
67% fewer than Austin
vs 42 nonstops in Austin
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