$100k a year, no longer in Hartford
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 Hartford
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
80% more expensive than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
9.3%
$317/mo more in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$4,088/mo
$1,856 less than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
337% more expensive than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
1.9M
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Hartford barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.1× Hartford's pace.
70/100
4% higher than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% higher than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
29
12% more than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
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