with $100k coming in, swapping out of Greenville
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 Greenville
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
124% more expensive than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$4,088/mo
$2,153 less than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
477% more expensive than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
1.9M
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Greenville only logs 202 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.8× Greenville's pace.
70/100
1% higher than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
13% higher than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
29
45% more than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
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