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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

$2,339

the monthly premium over Lafayette

San Francisco doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Francisco is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

136% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$525/mo more in state tax than Lafayette

vs 3% in Lafayette

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,339 less than Lafayette

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

04a house here

$1239k

519% more expensive than Lafayette

vs $200k in Lafayette

05metro size

4.6M

vs 414k in Lafayette

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Lafayette only logs 211 pleasant days.

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

83/100

93% higher than Lafayette

vs 43/100 in Lafayette

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

·walk score®

99/100

16% higher than Lafayette

vs 85/100 in Lafayette

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

3600% more than Lafayette

vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as san francisco:

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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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