$100k a year, no longer in Harrisburg
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 cost of moving past Harrisburg
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
140% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
9.3%
$519/mo more in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$4,088/mo
$2,544 less than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
482% more expensive than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
1.9M
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Harrisburg keeps to 152 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 1.9× the events of Harrisburg.
70/100
1% higher than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% higher than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
29
142% more than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
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