with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Diego
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 San Diego
You'd feel the difference in Riverside. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to San Diego.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
14% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$5,065/mo
$397 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
41% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
4.7M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 47 days a year clear 95°, well past San Diego's 0.
Noticeably quieter than San Diego. About 97% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
8% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
7% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
14
75% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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