same $100k income, fresh start from Lansing
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 each month than Lansing ran you
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
77% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
9.3%
$421/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$5,332/mo
$1,388 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
142% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
2.4M
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Lansing only logs 153 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 56 days top 95° here, 0 in Lansing.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.7× more on the calendar than Lansing.
75/100
32% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
23% higher than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
28
367% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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