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San Francisco, CA cityscape

if you left knoxville

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

$2,190

pricier each month than Knoxville

San Francisco is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

82% more expensive than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Knoxville

vs 0% in Knoxville

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,190 less than Knoxville

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

04a house here

$1239k

241% more expensive than Knoxville

vs $364k in Knoxville

05metro size

4.6M

vs 947k in Knoxville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Knoxville only logs 189 pleasant days.

514% more happening than in Knoxville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

20% higher than Knoxville

vs 69/100 in Knoxville

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

·walk score®

99/100

39% higher than Knoxville

vs 71/100 in Knoxville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

553% more than Knoxville

vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville

04 · see also

if san francisco appeals, also worth a look:

see also

san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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see also

honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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see also

los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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