same $100k income, fresh start from South Bend
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
more expensive each month than South Bend
Sacramento is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
60% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$5,332/mo
$1,360 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
156% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
2.4M
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
South Bend barely cracks 157 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 56 days top 95° vs South Bend's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.9× more on the calendar than South Bend.
75/100
42% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
20% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
28
211% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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