same $100k income, fresh start from Columbus
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 Columbus
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
175% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
9.3%
$318/mo more in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$4,088/mo
$2,524 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
764% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
1.9M
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Columbus keeps to 177 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.7× more on the calendar than Columbus.
70/100
49% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
22% higher than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
29
2800% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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