on $100k a year, leaving San Francisco
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
under San Francisco, every month
Sacramento runs on a fraction of San Francisco's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
29% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$5,332/mo
$920 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
52% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
2.4M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
San Francisco has the edge here, logging 312 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 56 days above 95°, vs 0 in San Francisco.
But the calendar thins out: San Francisco stays 3.1× busier.
75/100
10% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
1% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
28
75% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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