$100k a year, no longer in Duluth
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 Duluth
A real premium for Riverside. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
60% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)
9.3%
$121/mo more in state tax than Duluth
vs 7.85% in Duluth
$5,065/mo
$1,055 less than Duluth
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
136% more expensive than Duluth
vs $252k in Duluth
4.7M
vs 282k in Duluth
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Duluth keeps to 132 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 47 days above 95°, vs 0 in Duluth.
80% fewer events than Duluth. The pace eases up.
69/100
5% lower than Duluth
vs 73/100 in Duluth
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
197% higher than Duluth
vs 31/100 in Duluth
14
250% more than Duluth
vs 4 nonstops in Duluth
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