$100k a year, no longer in Durham
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 Durham
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
32% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$5,332/mo
$942 less than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
42% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
2.4M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Durham barely cracks 178 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 56 days above 95° vs Durham's 19.
140% more happening than in Durham.
75/100
50% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
23% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
28
28% fewer than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
in the same ballpark as sacramento:
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