same $100k income, fresh start from Des Moines
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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 Des Moines
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 Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
9.3%
$275/mo more in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$5,332/mo
$1,233 less than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
97% more expensive than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
2.4M
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Des Moines barely cracks 151 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Des Moines's 7.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than Des Moines.
75/100
36% higher than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
26% higher than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
28
65% more than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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