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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

$2,131

more expensive each month than Huntsville

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

129% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$358/mo more in state tax than Huntsville

vs 5% in Huntsville

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,131 less than Huntsville

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

04a house here

$1239k

292% more expensive than Huntsville

vs $316k in Huntsville

05metro size

4.6M

vs 527k in Huntsville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Huntsville only manages 177 of those.

8.1× the events of Huntsville, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

43% higher than Huntsville

vs 58/100 in Huntsville

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

·walk score®

99/100

41% higher than Huntsville

vs 70/100 in Huntsville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

1133% more than Huntsville

vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville

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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