on $100k a year, leaving San Jose
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salisbury
MD
38.36°N
75.60°W
Salisbury is the unofficial capital of Maryland's Eastern Shore, home to Perdue Farms' headquarters (yes, the chicken company), and a quick drive to Ocean City beaches. The Wicomico River runs past, the Salisbury Zoo (free) is a sleeper good time, and the surrounding Chesapeake Bay landscape is gorgeous. Slower-paced, water-oriented, and underrated.
the verdict
under San Jose, every month
Salisbury sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,899/mo
45% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
8.2%
$92/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$5,751/mo
$1,663 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
77% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
130k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in salisbury.
San Jose gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
81% fewer events than San Jose. The pace eases up.
53/100
24% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Trap Pond State Park, 9.8 mi.
82/100
14% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
2
93% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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