same $100k income, fresh start from New York
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
cheaper each month than New York
In Riverside, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
25% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
9.3%
$119/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$5,065/mo
$955 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
19% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
4.7M
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
New York only manages 171 of those. Bring the AC. 47 days a year clear 95°, well past New York's 1.
Noticeably quieter than New York. About 100% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
12% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
8% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
14
93% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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