same $100k income, fresh start from Durham
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
more expensive each month than Durham
Riverside doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Riverside is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
48% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$5,065/mo
$1,209 less than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
43% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
4.7M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Durham only logs 178 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 47 days above 95° vs Durham's 19.
Noticeably quieter than Durham. About 83% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
38% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
15% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
14
64% fewer than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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