$100k a year, no longer in Akron
changea dispatch from
sacramento
CA
38.58°N
121.49°W
Sacramento is California's capital and California's pantry, sitting at the heart of one of the most productive farm regions on earth. The 'Farm to Fork' food movement isn't marketing here, it's just dinner. Two rivers meet downtown, summer afternoons are dry and hot enough to justify ice cream as a meal, and Tahoe is a two-hour drive when you need elevation. It's quieter than its big-city neighbors and likes it that way.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Akron
Sacramento doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Sacramento is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
77% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)
9.3%
$443/mo more in state tax than Akron
vs 3.99% in Akron
$5,332/mo
$1,410 less than Akron
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
149% more expensive than Akron
vs $236k in Akron
2.4M
vs 698k in Akron
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Akron barely cracks 152 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Akron's 1.
2.5× the events of Akron, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
15% higher than Akron
vs 65/100 in Akron
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
29% higher than Akron
vs 76/100 in Akron
28
155% more than Akron
vs 11 nonstops in Akron
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