$100k salary, packing up from Santa Rosa

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San Francisco

ca · metro 4.6M

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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

$549

the monthly cost of moving past Santa Rosa

You'd pay for San Francisco. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

21% more expensive than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$549 less than Santa Rosa

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

04a house here

$1239k

52% more expensive than Santa Rosa

vs $817k in Santa Rosa

05metro size

4.6M

vs 482k in Santa Rosa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Santa Rosa keeps to 254 pleasant days a year.

25700% more happening than in Santa Rosa.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

20% higher than Santa Rosa

vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa

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

·walk score®

99/100

1% higher than Santa Rosa

vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

2675% more than Santa Rosa

vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa

04 · see also

same energy as san francisco, different zip code:

see also

san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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see also

honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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see also

los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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