$100k salary, packing up from Boise
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 premium over Boise
Sacramento costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
24% more expensive than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
9.3%
$292/mo more in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$5,332/mo
$724 less than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
20% more expensive than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
2.4M
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Boise only manages 166 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 56 days top 95° vs Boise's 27.
A month here packs 2.2× the events of Boise.
75/100
9% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
2% higher than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
28
75% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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