same $100k income, fresh start from Milwaukee
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 Milwaukee
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
48% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
9.3%
$252/mo more in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$5,332/mo
$975 less than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
49% more expensive than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
2.4M
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Milwaukee barely cracks 149 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 56 days top 95° here, 0 in Milwaukee.
Things to do run about even with Milwaukee.
75/100
23% higher than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
0% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
28
7% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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