with $100k coming in, swapping out of Colorado Springs
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 Colorado Springs
Riverside is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
44% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
9.3%
$408/mo more in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$5,065/mo
$1,169 less than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
29% more expensive than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
4.7M
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Colorado Springs barely cracks 184 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 47 days top 95° vs Colorado Springs's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Colorado Springs. About 86% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
3% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
15% higher than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
14
27% more than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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