same $100k income, fresh start from Salinas
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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
lighter monthly cost than Salinas
Not a fortune, but real money. Riverside runs cheaper than Salinas month over month.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
11% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$5,065/mo
$320 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
31% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
4.7M
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Salinas actually gets more: 335 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 47 days a year clear 95°, well past Salinas's 0.
69/100
3% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
16% higher than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
14
133% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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