$100k a year, no longer in Melbourne
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 cost of moving past Melbourne
Riverside costs noticeably more than Melbourne. You'd be paying for Riverside itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
32% more expensive than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Melbourne
vs 0% in Melbourne
$5,065/mo
$1,373 less than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
70% more expensive than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
4.7M
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Melbourne actually gets more: 254 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 47 days a year clear 95°, well past Melbourne's 0.
69/100
25% higher than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
10% higher than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
14
600% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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