$100k a year, no longer in Augusta
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
the monthly cost of moving past Augusta
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
140% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
9.3%
$318/mo more in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$4,088/mo
$2,345 less than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
627% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
1.9M
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Augusta keeps to 191 pleasant days a year.
20.7× the events of Augusta, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
52% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
28% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
29
867% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
neighbors of san jose on the map of tradeoffs:
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