on $100k a year, leaving Columbus
changea dispatch from
san jose
CA
37.34°N
121.89°W
San Jose is Silicon Valley's anchor city, much bigger than San Francisco by population, and culturally underrated because everyone drives through it on the way somewhere else. The Vietnamese food scene (especially in Little Saigon) is one of the best in the country. The weather is impossibly mild, the Santa Cruz Mountains rise to the west, and the tech money funds a genuinely excellent restaurant scene.
the verdict
pricier each month than Columbus
San Jose doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Jose is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
130% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
9.3%
$443/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$4,088/mo
$2,402 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
413% more expensive than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
1.9M
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Columbus only logs 171 pleasant days.
47% fewer events than Columbus. The pace eases up.
70/100
23% higher than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
12% higher than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
29
9% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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