$100k salary, packing up from Anchorage
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 Anchorage
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
30% more expensive than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$5,332/mo
$1,288 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
34% more expensive than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
2.4M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Anchorage only logs 93 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Anchorage's 0.
75/100
10% higher than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
24% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
28
18% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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