same $100k income, fresh start from Cleveland
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 Cleveland
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
145% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
9.3%
$443/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$4,088/mo
$2,494 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
614% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
1.9M
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Cleveland only logs 159 pleasant days.
On par with Cleveland for events and shows.
70/100
11% higher than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
1% lower than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
29
48% fewer than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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