with $100k coming in, swapping out of Virginia Beach
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 Virginia Beach
Riverside is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,493/mo
37% more expensive than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
9.3%
$296/mo more in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$5,065/mo
$970 less than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$595k
59% more expensive than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
4.7M
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in riverside.
Virginia Beach only logs 211 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 47 days top 95° vs Virginia Beach's 1.
Noticeably quieter than Virginia Beach. About 80% fewer events on a typical month.
69/100
21% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: San Bernardino National Forest, 17.9 mi.
92/100
5% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
14
18% fewer than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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