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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.

metro4.6M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,815

more expensive each month than Syracuse

San Francisco doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Francisco is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

94% more expensive than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$287/mo more in state tax than Syracuse

vs 5.85% in Syracuse

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$1,815 less than Syracuse

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

04a house here

$1239k

387% more expensive than Syracuse

vs $254k in Syracuse

05metro size

4.6M

vs 653k in Syracuse

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Syracuse barely cracks 142 pleasant ones.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.7× more on the calendar than Syracuse.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

41% higher than Syracuse

vs 59/100 in Syracuse

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

·walk score®

99/100

9% higher than Syracuse

vs 91/100 in Syracuse

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

594% more than Syracuse

vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse

04 · see also

neighbors of san francisco on the map of tradeoffs:

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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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