with $100k coming in, swapping out of Charlotte
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 Charlotte
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
101% more expensive than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$4,088/mo
$2,142 less than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
359% more expensive than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
1.9M
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Charlotte barely cracks 200 pleasant ones.
Charlotte hosts 1.8× more events.
70/100
37% higher than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
1% higher than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
29
79% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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