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San Francisco, CA cityscape

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San Francisco

ca · metro 4.6M

photo: Andrew Whitmore / unsplash

a dispatch from

san francisco

CA

37.77°N

122.42°W

San Francisco is hills, fog, Mission burritos the size of forearms, and pastel Victorians stacked like dominoes. Karl the Fog has his own Instagram, the cable cars are still mechanically pulled by cables running under the street, and the Pacific shows up at the end of every west-bound avenue. The food is wildly good, the views are theatrical, and yes, you'll get cardio just walking to the corner store.

metro4.6M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,339

pricier each month than Boulder

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

42% more expensive than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$408/mo more in state tax than Boulder

vs 4.4% in Boulder

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,339 less than Boulder

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

04a house here

$1239k

58% more expensive than Boulder

vs $783k in Boulder

05metro size

4.6M

vs 327k in Boulder

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Boulder only manages 178 of those.

A month here packs 43.0× the events of Boulder.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

5% higher than Boulder

vs 79/100 in Boulder

Closest outdoor draw: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 1.5 mi.

·walk score®

99/100

18% higher than Boulder

vs 84/100 in Boulder

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

34% fewer than Boulder

vs 169 nonstops in Boulder

04 · see also

if san francisco appeals, also worth a look:

see also

san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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