on $100k a year, leaving Lexington
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 Lexington 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
50% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$5,332/mo
$1,138 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
82% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
2.4M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Lexington barely cracks 171 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Lexington's 1.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.0× more on the calendar than Lexington.
75/100
25% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
11% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
28
115% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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