$100k a year, no longer in Detroit
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 Detroit
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
136% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
9.3%
$421/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$4,088/mo
$2,419 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
585% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
1.9M
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Detroit barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.
Detroit hosts 1.5× more events.
70/100
49% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
29
79% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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