with $100k coming in, swapping out of Columbia
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 Columbia
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
44% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$5,332/mo
$909 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
131% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
2.4M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Columbia barely cracks 189 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 56 days above 95° vs Columbia's 27.
A month here packs 4.4× the events of Columbia.
75/100
36% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
15% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
28
180% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
in the same ballpark as sacramento:
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