same $100k income, fresh start from San Luis Obispo
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 Luis Obispo, every month
Sacramento sits well below San Luis Obispo on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
28% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$5,332/mo
$869 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
37% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
2.4M
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
San Luis Obispo has the edge here, logging 303 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 56 days above 95°, vs 14 in San Luis Obispo.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 8.4× more on the calendar than San Luis Obispo.
75/100
10% higher than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
0% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
28
833% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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