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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.

metro3.3M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,255

pricier each month than Corpus Christi

San Diego costs noticeably more than Corpus Christi. 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 Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$2,255 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$1010k

356% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

3.3M

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Corpus Christi keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 10.2× more on the calendar than Corpus Christi.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

50% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

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

·walk score®

99/100

41% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

1275% more than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

04 · see also

neighbors of san diego on the map of tradeoffs:

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