with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fresno
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 Fresno
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
74% more expensive than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$4,088/mo
$1,471 less than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
330% more expensive than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
1.9M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Fresno barely cracks 206 pleasant ones.
63% more happening than in Fresno.
70/100
6% higher than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
7% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
29
164% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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