$100k salary, packing up from Houston
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 Houston
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
55% more expensive than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$5,065/mo
$1,658 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
91% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
4.7M
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Houston only logs 171 pleasant days.
Houston hosts 35.3× more events.
69/100
25% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
19% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
14
92% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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