same $100k income, fresh start from Jacksonville
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 Jacksonville
Sacramento costs noticeably more than Jacksonville. You'd be paying for Sacramento itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
33% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$5,332/mo
$1,322 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
65% more expensive than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
2.4M
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Jacksonville keeps to 198 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 56 days clear 95°, vs 27 back in Jacksonville.
1.6× the events of Jacksonville, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
17% higher than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
28
8% more than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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