with $100k coming in, swapping out of Dayton
changea 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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the monthly cost of moving past Dayton
San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
119% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
9.3%
$443/mo more in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$4,668/mo
$2,012 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
628% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
3.3M
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Dayton barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
12.4× the events of Dayton, and the calendar shows it.
75/100
21% higher than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
11% higher than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
55
244% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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