same $100k income, fresh start from Santa Rosa
changea dispatch from
san antonio
TX
29.42°N
98.49°W
San Antonio wraps the River Walk through downtown like a Venetian canal trail (much shorter, but lined with mariachi and margaritas). The Alamo sits in the middle of it all, the five Spanish missions are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the puffy tacos are unlike Tex-Mex anywhere else. Fiesta in April is essentially a 10-day citywide block party. It's bigger and prouder than outsiders expect.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Santa Rosa
San Antonio sits well below Santa Rosa on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,394/mo
46% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,939/mo
$1,978 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
66% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
2.7M
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
167
pleasant days a year, in san antonio.
Santa Rosa has the edge here, logging 254 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 59 days clear 95°, vs 28 back in Santa Rosa.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 113.0× more on the calendar than Santa Rosa.
49/100
29% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Guadalupe River State Park, 30 mi.
97/100
1% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
35
775% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
neighbors of san antonio on the map of tradeoffs:
