same $100k income, fresh start from Columbus
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 each month than Columbus ran you
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
76% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
9.3%
$318/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$5,332/mo
$1,280 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
183% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
2.4M
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Columbus barely cracks 177 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 56 days above 95° here, 39 in Columbus.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.7× more on the calendar than Columbus.
75/100
60% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
26% higher than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
28
2700% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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