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San Francisco

ca · metro 4.6M

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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

$2,397

more each month than Chattanooga ran you

San Francisco costs noticeably more than Chattanooga. 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

106% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga

vs 0% in Chattanooga

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,397 less than Chattanooga

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

04a house here

$1239k

285% more expensive than Chattanooga

vs $322k in Chattanooga

05metro size

4.6M

vs 580k in Chattanooga

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Chattanooga only manages 167 of those.

1022% more happening than in Chattanooga.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

20% higher than Chattanooga

vs 69/100 in Chattanooga

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

·walk score®

99/100

21% higher than Chattanooga

vs 82/100 in Chattanooga

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

1288% more than Chattanooga

vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga

04 · see also

same energy as san francisco, different zip code:

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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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