$100k salary, packing up from Duluth
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
the monthly premium over Duluth
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
123% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)
9.3%
$121/mo more in state tax than Duluth
vs 7.85% in Duluth
$4,088/mo
$2,032 less than Duluth
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
611% more expensive than Duluth
vs $252k in Duluth
1.9M
vs 282k in Duluth
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Duluth barely cracks 132 pleasant ones.
2.1× the events of Duluth, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
4% lower than Duluth
vs 73/100 in Duluth
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
206% higher than Duluth
vs 31/100 in Duluth
29
625% more than Duluth
vs 4 nonstops in Duluth
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