$100k a year, no longer in Hickory
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 expensive each month than Hickory
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
55% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$5,332/mo
$1,192 less than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
120% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
2.4M
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Hickory only logs 189 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Hickory's 11.
4.4× the events of Hickory, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
17% higher than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
40% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
28
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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