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San Diego, CA cityscape

if you left jacksonville

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

$1,986

the monthly cost of moving past Jacksonville

San Diego costs noticeably more than Jacksonville. 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

72% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville

vs 0% in Jacksonville

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$1,986 less than Jacksonville

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

04a house here

$1010k

182% more expensive than Jacksonville

vs $358k in Jacksonville

05metro size

3.3M

vs 1.7M in Jacksonville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Jacksonville keeps to 198 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.3× more on the calendar than Jacksonville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

17% higher than Jacksonville

vs 64/100 in Jacksonville

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

·walk score®

99/100

6% higher than Jacksonville

vs 93/100 in Jacksonville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

112% more than Jacksonville

vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville

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