on $100k a year, leaving El Paso
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
pricier each month than El Paso
Sacramento costs noticeably more than El Paso. You'd be paying for Sacramento itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
51% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$5,332/mo
$1,528 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
155% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
2.4M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
El Paso actually gets more: 222 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.8× the events of El Paso.
75/100
15% higher than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
5% higher than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
28
115% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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