$100k salary, packing up from Poughkeepsie

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San Diego, CA cityscape

next stop after poughkeepsie

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

$980

the monthly premium over Poughkeepsie

San Diego is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the san diego entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,890/mo

31% more expensive than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$287/mo more in state tax than Poughkeepsie

vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$980 less than Poughkeepsie

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

04a house here

$1010k

156% more expensive than Poughkeepsie

vs $395k in Poughkeepsie

05metro size

3.3M

vs 679k in Poughkeepsie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Poughkeepsie only logs 153 pleasant days.

A month here packs 17.4× the events of Poughkeepsie.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

12% higher than Poughkeepsie

vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie

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

·walk score®

99/100

18% higher than Poughkeepsie

vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

1000% more than Poughkeepsie

vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie

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