$100k a year, no longer in Lafayette
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 Lafayette
Sacramento doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Sacramento is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
67% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$5,332/mo
$1,419 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
194% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
2.4M
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Lafayette only logs 211 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Lafayette's 7.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 16.8× more on the calendar than Lafayette.
75/100
74% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
15% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
28
833% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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