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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

$1,914

more expensive each month than Cleveland

San Diego costs noticeably more than Cleveland. 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

104% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$443/mo more in state tax than Cleveland

vs 3.99% in Cleveland

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$1,914 less than Cleveland

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

04a house here

$1010k

301% more expensive than Cleveland

vs $252k in Cleveland

05metro size

3.3M

vs 2.2M in Cleveland

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Cleveland only manages 159 of those.

98% more happening than in Cleveland.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

19% higher than Cleveland

vs 63/100 in Cleveland

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

·walk score®

99/100

3% higher than Cleveland

vs 96/100 in Cleveland

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

2% fewer than Cleveland

vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland

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