$100k salary, packing up from Lubbock
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
the monthly premium over Lubbock
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
61% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$5,332/mo
$1,617 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
180% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
2.4M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Lubbock barely cracks 186 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 10.5× more on the calendar than Lubbock.
75/100
1400% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
42% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
28
300% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
neighbors of sacramento on the map of tradeoffs:
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