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San Diego, CA cityscape

if you left naples

San Diego

ca · metro 3.3M

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

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$946

the monthly premium over Naples

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

6% more expensive than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$946 less than Naples

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

04a house here

$1010k

49% more expensive than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

3.3M

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Naples only manages 261 of those.

·outdoorscore

75/100

29% higher than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

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

·walk score®

99/100

22% higher than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

62% more than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

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