on $100k a year, leaving Roanoke
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 Roanoke ran you
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
61% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
9.3%
$296/mo more in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$5,332/mo
$1,140 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
99% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
2.4M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Roanoke only logs 179 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Roanoke's 2.
A real upgrade on things to do: 7.0× Roanoke's pace.
75/100
9% higher than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
4% higher than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
28
211% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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