$100k salary, packing up from Sarasota
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
the monthly premium over Sarasota
Sacramento doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Sacramento is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
5% more expensive than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Sarasota
vs 0% in Sarasota
$5,332/mo
$880 less than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
39% more expensive than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
2.4M
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Sarasota gets 249 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs Sarasota's 1.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 28.0× more on the calendar than Sarasota.
75/100
27% higher than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
2% higher than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
28
367% more than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
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