$100k salary, packing up from Denver
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 Denver
Riverside is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
34% more expensive than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)
9.3%
$408/mo more in state tax than Denver
vs 4.4% in Denver
$5,065/mo
$1,039 less than Denver
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
1% cheaper than Denver
vs $599k in Denver
4.7M
vs 3.0M in Denver
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Denver only logs 174 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 47 days above 95° here, 8 in Denver.
99% fewer events than Denver. The pace eases up.
69/100
19% lower than Denver
vs 85/100 in Denver
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
5% lower than Denver
vs 97/100 in Denver
14
92% fewer than Denver
vs 169 nonstops in Denver
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