$100k a year, no longer in Baton Rouge
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 Baton Rouge
San Jose costs noticeably more than Baton Rouge. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
155% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$4,088/mo
$2,634 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
618% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
1.9M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Baton Rouge only manages 187 of those.
A month here packs 4.1× the events of Baton Rouge.
70/100
40% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
27% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
29
625% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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