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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

$1,726

pricier each month than Madison

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

88% more expensive than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$252/mo more in state tax than Madison

vs 6.27% in Madison

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,726 less than Madison

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

04a house here

$1239k

167% more expensive than Madison

vs $465k in Madison

05metro size

4.6M

vs 694k in Madison

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Madison only manages 147 of those.

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

83/100

24% higher than Madison

vs 67/100 in Madison

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

·walk score®

99/100

13% higher than Madison

vs 88/100 in Madison

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

909% more than Madison

vs 11 nonstops in Madison

04 · see also

same energy as san francisco, different zip code:

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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