$100k salary, packing up from Durham
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 Durham
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
106% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$4,088/mo
$2,186 less than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
333% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
1.9M
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Durham keeps to 178 pleasant days a year.
77% more happening than in Durham.
70/100
40% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
19% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
29
26% fewer than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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