with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tampa
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 premium over Tampa
Riverside costs noticeably more than Tampa. You'd be paying for Riverside itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
25% more expensive than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$5,065/mo
$1,272 less than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
59% more expensive than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
4.7M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Tampa keeps to 243 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 47 days a year clear 95°, well past Tampa's 3.
88% fewer events than Tampa. The pace eases up.
69/100
11% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
0% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
14
79% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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