$100k salary, packing up from Minneapolis
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 cost of moving past Minneapolis
Sacramento runs a little pricier than Minneapolis. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
33% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
9.3%
$121/mo more in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$5,332/mo
$668 less than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
48% more expensive than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
2.4M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 56 days top 95° here, 1 in Minneapolis.
46% fewer events than Minneapolis. The pace eases up.
75/100
1% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
5% higher than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
28
78% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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