$100k a year, no longer in Greensboro

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San Francisco, CA cityscape

if you left greensboro

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

$2,118

the monthly cost of moving past Greensboro

San Francisco costs noticeably more than Greensboro. 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

120% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$400/mo more in state tax than Greensboro

vs 4.5% in Greensboro

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,118 less than Greensboro

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

04a house here

$1239k

360% more expensive than Greensboro

vs $269k in Greensboro

05metro size

4.6M

vs 790k in Greensboro

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Greensboro only manages 189 of those.

A real upgrade on things to do: 5.3× Greensboro's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

54% higher than Greensboro

vs 54/100 in Greensboro

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

·walk score®

99/100

13% higher than Greensboro

vs 88/100 in Greensboro

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

693% more than Greensboro

vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro

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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