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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.

metro3.3M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,332

more expensive each month than Minneapolis

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

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

02state income tax

9.3%

$121/mo more in state tax than Minneapolis

vs 7.85% in Minneapolis

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$1,332 less than Minneapolis

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

04a house here

$1010k

154% more expensive than Minneapolis

vs $398k in Minneapolis

05metro size

3.3M

vs 3.7M in Minneapolis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.

Comparable to Minneapolis for events and concerts.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

1% lower than Minneapolis

vs 76/100 in Minneapolis

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

·walk score®

99/100

6% higher than Minneapolis

vs 93/100 in Minneapolis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

58% fewer than Minneapolis

vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis

04 · see also

if san diego appeals, also worth a look:

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:

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