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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

$2,021

the monthly cost of moving past Green Bay

San Diego doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Diego is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the san diego entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,890/mo

158% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$252/mo more in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$2,021 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$1010k

197% more expensive than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

3.3M

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Green Bay only logs 146 pleasant days.

2800% more happening than in Green Bay.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

3% higher than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

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

·walk score®

99/100

14% higher than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

1275% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

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