with $100k coming in, swapping out of Salem

change
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

$1,550

the monthly premium over Salem

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

92% more expensive than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$46/mo more in state tax than Salem

vs 8.75% in Salem

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,550 less than Salem

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

04a house here

$1239k

174% more expensive than Salem

vs $452k in Salem

05metro size

4.6M

vs 437k in Salem

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Salem only manages 201 of those.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 258.0× more on the calendar than Salem.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

20% higher than Salem

vs 69/100 in Salem

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

·walk score®

99/100

13% higher than Salem

vs 88/100 in Salem

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

0% fewer than Salem

vs 0 nonstops in Salem

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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