same $100k income, fresh start from Salem
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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 Salem
Riverside costs noticeably more than Salem. You'd be paying for Riverside itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
52% more expensive than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
9.3%
$46/mo more in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$5,065/mo
$897 less than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
32% more expensive than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
4.7M
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Salem only manages 201 of those. Bring the AC. 47 days a year clear 95°, well past Salem's 2.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.0× more on the calendar than Salem.
69/100
0% lower than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
5% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
14
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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