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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

$205

under San Luis Obispo, every month

Not a fortune, but real money. San Diego runs cheaper than San Luis Obispo month over month.
landable, recorded on the san diego entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,890/mo

7% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$205 more than San Luis Obispo

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

04a house here

$1010k

8% more expensive than San Luis Obispo

vs $934k in San Luis Obispo

05metro size

3.3M

vs 282k in San Luis Obispo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

San Luis Obispo keeps to 303 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 17.4× more on the calendar than San Luis Obispo.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

10% higher than San Luis Obispo

vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo

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

·walk score®

99/100

1% higher than San Luis Obispo

vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

1733% more than San Luis Obispo

vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as san diego:

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honolulu

more things to do

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see also

oxnard

better weather

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see also

naples

$946/mo cheaper

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