$100k a year, no longer in Dallas
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 each month than Dallas ran you
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
111% more expensive than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$4,088/mo
$2,598 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
389% more expensive than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
1.9M
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Dallas only logs 171 pleasant days.
86% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
70/100
23% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% higher than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
29
85% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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