same $100k income, fresh start from Kennewick
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 Kennewick
A real premium for Sacramento. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
32% more expensive than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$5,332/mo
$1,315 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
34% more expensive than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
2.4M
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Kennewick only manages 199 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 56 days top 95° vs Kennewick's 26.
84.0× the events of Kennewick, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
1% higher than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
78% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
28
250% more than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
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