with $100k coming in, swapping out of Charlotte
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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
more expensive each month than Charlotte
Riverside costs noticeably more than Charlotte. You'd be paying for Riverside itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
44% more expensive than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$5,065/mo
$1,165 less than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
52% more expensive than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
4.7M
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Charlotte only manages 200 of those. Bring the AC. 47 days a year clear 95°, well past Charlotte's 7.
Noticeably quieter than Charlotte. About 95% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
35% higher than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
2% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
14
90% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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