$100k salary, packing up from Corpus Christi
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 Corpus Christi
Sacramento costs noticeably more than Corpus Christi. You'd be paying for Sacramento itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
58% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi
vs 0% in Corpus Christi
$5,332/mo
$1,591 less than Corpus Christi
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
166% more expensive than Corpus Christi
vs $221k in Corpus Christi
2.4M
vs 446k in Corpus Christi
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Corpus Christi keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.
394% more happening than in Corpus Christi.
75/100
50% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
40% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi
28
600% more than Corpus Christi
vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi
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