with $100k coming in, swapping out of Phoenix
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
pricier each month than Phoenix
Riverside is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
43% more expensive than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
9.3%
$567/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$5,065/mo
$1,321 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
30% more expensive than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
4.7M
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Phoenix only logs 181 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than Phoenix. About 97% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
5% higher than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
5% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
14
85% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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