on $100k a year, leaving Columbia
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
pricier each month than Columbia
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
124% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$4,088/mo
$2,153 less than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
604% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
1.9M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Columbia only manages 189 of those.
A month here packs 3.3× the events of Columbia.
70/100
27% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
12% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
29
190% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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