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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

$2,271

more each month than San Antonio ran you

San Diego costs noticeably more than San Antonio. You'd be paying for San Diego itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the san diego entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,890/mo

107% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than San Antonio

vs 0% in San Antonio

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$2,271 less than San Antonio

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

04a house here

$1010k

260% more expensive than San Antonio

vs $280k in San Antonio

05metro size

3.3M

vs 2.7M in San Antonio

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

San Antonio only manages 167 of those.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.5× more on the calendar than San Antonio.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

53% higher than San Antonio

vs 49/100 in San Antonio

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

·walk score®

99/100

2% higher than San Antonio

vs 97/100 in San Antonio

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

57% more than San Antonio

vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio

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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