$100k salary, packing up from Louisville
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 Louisville ran you
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
63% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$5,332/mo
$1,258 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
109% more expensive than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
2.4M
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Louisville only logs 181 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Louisville's 1.
On par with Louisville for events and shows.
75/100
39% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
4% higher than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
28
27% more than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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