on $100k a year, leaving Trenton
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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 Trenton
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Riverside is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
2% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)
9.3%
$244/mo more in state tax than Trenton
vs 6.37% in Trenton
$5,065/mo
$198 less than Trenton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
30% more expensive than Trenton
vs $456k in Trenton
4.7M
vs 382k in Trenton
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Trenton barely cracks 171 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 47 days top 95° here, 2 in Trenton.
Noticeably quieter than Trenton. About 45% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
3% lower than Trenton
vs 71/100 in Trenton
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
5% higher than Trenton
vs 88/100 in Trenton
14
89% fewer than Trenton
vs 123 nonstops in Trenton
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