with $100k coming in, swapping out of Chattanooga
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 Chattanooga
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
128% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$4,088/mo
$2,721 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
458% more expensive than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
1.9M
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Chattanooga only logs 167 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.7× more on the calendar than Chattanooga.
70/100
1% higher than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
16% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
29
263% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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