same $100k income, fresh start from Santa Maria
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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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cheaper each month than Santa Maria
Not a fortune, but real money. San Diego runs cheaper than Santa Maria month over month.
a quick ledger.
$2,890/mo
14% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$4,668/mo
$462 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1010k
5% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
3.3M
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
332
pleasant days a year, in san diego.
Santa Maria edges ahead with 337 pleasant days.
75/100
27% higher than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Silver Strand State Beach, 4.8 mi.
99/100
14% higher than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
55
2650% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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