same $100k income, fresh start from Allentown
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
more expensive each month than Allentown
A real premium for Sacramento. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
23% more expensive than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
9.3%
$519/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$5,332/mo
$937 less than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
64% more expensive than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
2.4M
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Allentown keeps to 157 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 56 days above 95°, vs 2 in Allentown.
3.1× the events of Allentown, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
3% higher than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
14% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
28
211% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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