$100k salary, packing up from Tallahassee
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 Tallahassee
A real premium for Sacramento. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
46% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$5,332/mo
$1,474 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
104% more expensive than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
2.4M
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Tallahassee keeps to 186 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 56 days top 95° vs Tallahassee's 35.
42.0× the events of Tallahassee, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
29% higher than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
27% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
28
300% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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