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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

$1,147

pricier each month than Fresno

San Francisco costs noticeably more than Fresno. 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

57% more expensive than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

vs 9.3% in Fresno

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,147 less than Fresno

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

04a house here

$1239k

197% more expensive than Fresno

vs $418k in Fresno

05metro size

4.6M

vs 1.2M in Fresno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Fresno only manages 206 of those.

A real upgrade on things to do: 6.8× Fresno's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

26% higher than Fresno

vs 66/100 in Fresno

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

·walk score®

99/100

11% higher than Fresno

vs 89/100 in Fresno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

909% more than Fresno

vs 11 nonstops in Fresno

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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