same $100k income, fresh start from Little Rock
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 Little Rock
Sacramento costs noticeably more than Little Rock. You'd be paying for Sacramento itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
84% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
9.3%
$408/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$5,332/mo
$1,426 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
159% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
2.4M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Little Rock only manages 163 of those. Warm, not extreme: 56 days clear 95°, vs 29 back in Little Rock.
546% more happening than in Little Rock.
75/100
39% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
100% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
28
65% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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