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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

$2,228

the monthly premium over Fort Wayne

San Diego costs noticeably more than Fort Wayne. 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

143% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$525/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne

vs 3% in Fort Wayne

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$2,228 less than Fort Wayne

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

04a house here

$1010k

298% more expensive than Fort Wayne

vs $254k in Fort Wayne

05metro size

3.3M

vs 458k in Fort Wayne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Fort Wayne only manages 161 of those.

8.3× the events of Fort Wayne, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

63% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne

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

·walk score®

99/100

10% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

450% more than Fort Wayne

vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne

04 · see also

cities that play in san diego's register:

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