on $100k a year, leaving Oxnard

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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$151

pricier each month than Oxnard

Barely costlier than Oxnard. If San Francisco pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

5% more expensive than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$151 less than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$1239k

34% more expensive than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

4.6M

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Oxnard gets 342 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

A month here packs 10.8× the events of Oxnard.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

12% higher than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

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

·walk score®

99/100

3% higher than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

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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