on $100k a year, leaving Montgomery
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
pricier each month than Montgomery
Sacramento doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Sacramento is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
62% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
9.3%
$358/mo more in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$5,332/mo
$1,209 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
178% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
2.4M
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Montgomery only logs 181 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 56 days above 95° here, 29 in Montgomery.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.6× more on the calendar than Montgomery.
75/100
70% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
61% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
28
833% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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