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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

$2,484

pricier each month than Fort Wayne

San Francisco costs noticeably more than Fort Wayne. 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

165% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$525/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne

vs 3% in Fort Wayne

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,484 less than Fort Wayne

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

04a house here

$1239k

388% more expensive than Fort Wayne

vs $254k in Fort Wayne

05metro size

4.6M

vs 458k in Fort Wayne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Fort Wayne only manages 161 of those.

1129% more happening than in Fort Wayne.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

80% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne

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

·walk score®

99/100

10% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

1010% more than Fort Wayne

vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne

04 · see also

neighbors of san francisco on the map of tradeoffs:

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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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