$100k salary, packing up from Boston
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 premium over Boston
San Jose runs a little pricier than Boston. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
10% more expensive than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
9.3%
$358/mo more in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$4,088/mo
$684 less than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
133% more expensive than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
1.9M
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Boston barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Boston packs 2.7× more into a month.
70/100
1% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
3% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
29
72% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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