with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ann Arbor
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
more expensive each month than Ann Arbor
San Jose costs noticeably more than Ann Arbor. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
67% more expensive than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
9.3%
$421/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$4,088/mo
$1,809 less than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
318% more expensive than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
1.9M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Ann Arbor keeps to 154 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.4× more on the calendar than Ann Arbor.
70/100
25% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
29
79% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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