with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Jose
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
below San Jose's monthly cost
Sacramento is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
36% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$5,332/mo
$1,244 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
67% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
2.4M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
San Jose gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 56 days above 95° vs San Jose's 19.
A month here packs 1.4× the events of San Jose.
75/100
7% higher than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
3% higher than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
28
3% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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