$100k salary, packing up from Seattle
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 Seattle
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
2% more expensive than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$5,332/mo
$808 less than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
26% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
2.4M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Seattle barely cracks 182 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 56 days top 95° here, 0 in Seattle.
But the calendar thins out: Seattle stays 3.0× busier.
75/100
19% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
0% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
28
69% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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