with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lakeland
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 Lakeland
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
21% more expensive than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$5,332/mo
$1,167 less than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
96% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
2.4M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Lakeland only logs 206 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Lakeland's 13.
A real upgrade on things to do: 7.0× Lakeland's pace.
75/100
56% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
48% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
28
59% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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