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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

$1,868

the monthly cost of moving past Lincoln

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

120% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$288/mo more in state tax than Lincoln

vs 5.84% in Lincoln

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$1,868 less than Lincoln

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

04a house here

$1010k

235% more expensive than Lincoln

vs $302k in Lincoln

05metro size

3.3M

vs 344k in Lincoln

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Lincoln only logs 152 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 7.0× more on the calendar than Lincoln.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

42% higher than Lincoln

vs 53/100 in Lincoln

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

·walk score®

99/100

32% higher than Lincoln

vs 75/100 in Lincoln

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

1733% more than Lincoln

vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as san diego:

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