$100k a year, no longer in Myrtle Beach
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 each month than Myrtle Beach ran you
Sacramento costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
29% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$5,332/mo
$733 less than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
63% more expensive than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
2.4M
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Myrtle Beach has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 56 days above 95°, vs 0 in Myrtle Beach.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.7× more on the calendar than Myrtle Beach.
75/100
29% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
78% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
28
22% more than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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