same $100k income, fresh start from Charleston
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 Charleston
Sacramento costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
12% more expensive than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$5,332/mo
$473 less than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
36% more expensive than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
2.4M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Charleston has the edge here, logging 212 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 56 days above 95°, vs 10 in Charleston.
105% more happening than in Charleston.
75/100
12% higher than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
7% higher than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
28
40% more than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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