with $100k coming in, swapping out of Detroit
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 Detroit
Riverside costs noticeably more than Detroit. You'd be paying for Riverside itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
69% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
9.3%
$421/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$5,065/mo
$1,442 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
127% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
4.7M
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Detroit keeps to 160 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 47 days a year clear 95°, well past Detroit's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Detroit. About 93% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
47% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
7% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
14
90% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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