$100k a year, no longer in Augusta
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 Augusta
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
54% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
9.3%
$318/mo more in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$5,332/mo
$1,101 less than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
138% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
2.4M
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Augusta only logs 191 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 56 days above 95° vs Augusta's 29.
A month here packs 28.0× the events of Augusta.
75/100
63% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
32% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
28
833% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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