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San Diego, CA cityscape

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San Diego

ca · metro 3.3M

photo: Justin Wolff / unsplash

a dispatch from

san diego

CA

32.72°N

117.16°W

San Diego is the city most Californians secretly wish they lived in: 70°F, sunny, and a beach for every mood. Fish tacos are religion, Balboa Park is bigger than Central Park and packed with museums, and the craft beer scene is one of the best in the country. The zoo is world-famous and the burritos are aggressively underrated. Even the freeways feel relaxed here.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,842

more expensive each month than Birmingham

San Diego costs noticeably more than Birmingham. You'd be paying for San Diego itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the san diego entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,890/mo

105% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$358/mo more in state tax than Birmingham

vs 5% in Birmingham

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$1,842 less than Birmingham

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$1010k

288% more expensive than Birmingham

vs $261k in Birmingham

05metro size

3.3M

vs 1.2M in Birmingham

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Birmingham keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.

93% more happening than in Birmingham.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

23% higher than Birmingham

vs 61/100 in Birmingham

Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.

·walk score®

99/100

25% higher than Birmingham

vs 79/100 in Birmingham

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

175% more than Birmingham

vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham

04 · see also

same energy as san diego, different zip code:

see also

honolulu

more things to do

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see also

oxnard

better weather

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see also

san luis obispo

more things to do

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compare san diego with:

HonoluluOxnardSan Luis Obispo