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San Diego, CA cityscape

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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

$1,397

more expensive each month than Myrtle Beach

A real premium for San Diego. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the san diego entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,890/mo

67% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$233/mo more in state tax than Myrtle Beach

vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$1,397 less than Myrtle Beach

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

04a house here

$1010k

180% more expensive than Myrtle Beach

vs $361k in Myrtle Beach

05metro size

3.3M

vs 397k in Myrtle Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Myrtle Beach keeps to 249 pleasant days a year.

7.6× the events of Myrtle Beach, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

29% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach

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

·walk score®

99/100

80% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

139% more than Myrtle Beach

vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach

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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