$100k salary, packing up from Mobile
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 Mobile
A real premium for Sacramento. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
71% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
9.3%
$358/mo more in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$5,332/mo
$1,283 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
204% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
2.4M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Mobile has the edge here, logging 225 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 56 days above 95°, vs 3 in Mobile.
3.5× the events of Mobile, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
27% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
42% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
28
460% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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