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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,062

the monthly premium over Cape Coral

A real premium for San Francisco. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

69% more expensive than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,062 less than Cape Coral

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

04a house here

$1239k

249% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

4.6M

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Cape Coral only manages 250 of those.

·outdoorscore

83/100

51% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

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

·walk score®

99/100

136% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

236% more than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

same energy as san francisco, different zip code:

see also

san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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see also

honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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