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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

$2,138

more each month than Tallahassee ran you

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

89% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee

vs 0% in Tallahassee

03after rent

$4,668/mo

$2,138 less than Tallahassee

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

04a house here

$1010k

250% more expensive than Tallahassee

vs $289k in Tallahassee

05metro size

3.3M

vs 393k in Tallahassee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

332

pleasant days a year, in san diego.

Tallahassee keeps to 186 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 87.0× more on the calendar than Tallahassee.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

75/100

29% higher than Tallahassee

vs 58/100 in Tallahassee

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

·walk score®

99/100

29% higher than Tallahassee

vs 77/100 in Tallahassee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

55

686% more than Tallahassee

vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee

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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