$100k a year, no longer in San Jose

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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

$324

cheaper each month than San Jose

San Francisco is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

9% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

vs 9.3% in San Jose

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$324 more than San Jose

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

04a house here

$1239k

31% cheaper than San Jose

vs $1796k in San Jose

05metro size

4.6M

vs 1.9M in San Jose

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

San Jose only logs 283 pleasant days.

316% more happening than in San Jose.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

19% higher than San Jose

vs 70/100 in San Jose

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

·walk score®

99/100

4% higher than San Jose

vs 95/100 in San Jose

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

283% more than San Jose

vs 29 nonstops in San Jose

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as san francisco:

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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