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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

$2,188

pricier each month than Reading

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

113% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$519/mo more in state tax than Reading

vs 3.07% in Reading

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,188 less than Reading

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

04a house here

$1239k

298% more expensive than Reading

vs $311k in Reading

05metro size

4.6M

vs 433k in Reading

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Reading only manages 157 of those.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 8.9× more on the calendar than Reading.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

28% higher than Reading

vs 65/100 in Reading

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

·walk score®

99/100

16% higher than Reading

vs 85/100 in Reading

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

0% fewer than Reading

vs 0 nonstops in Reading

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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