with $100k coming in, swapping out of New Haven
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 New Haven
Riverside costs more than New Haven, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
19% more expensive than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
9.3%
$317/mo more in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$5,065/mo
$721 less than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
41% more expensive than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
4.7M
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
New Haven only logs 155 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 47 days top 95° here, 1 in New Haven.
New Haven hosts 3.0× more events.
69/100
3% higher than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
4% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
14
1300% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
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