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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

$1,791

more each month than Provo ran you

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

80% more expensive than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$388/mo more in state tax than Provo

vs 4.65% in Provo

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,791 less than Provo

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

04a house here

$1239k

122% more expensive than Provo

vs $559k in Provo

05metro size

4.6M

vs 733k in Provo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Provo only manages 171 of those.

A month here packs 258.0× the events of Provo.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

2% higher than Provo

vs 81/100 in Provo

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

·walk score®

99/100

11% higher than Provo

vs 89/100 in Provo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

22% more than Provo

vs 91 nonstops in Provo

04 · see also

cities that play in san francisco's register:

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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