with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lexington
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 Lexington
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
68% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$5,065/mo
$1,405 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
83% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
4.7M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Lexington only logs 171 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 47 days top 95° vs Lexington's 1.
Noticeably quieter than Lexington. About 86% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
15% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
5% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
14
8% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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