on $100k a year, leaving Gainesville
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
pricier each month than Gainesville
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 Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$4,088/mo
$2,600 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
467% more expensive than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
1.9M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Gainesville barely cracks 206 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 20.7× Gainesville's pace.
70/100
11% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% higher than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
29
480% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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