$100k a year, no longer in Hickory
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 Hickory
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
142% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$4,088/mo
$2,436 less than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
570% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
1.9M
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Hickory keeps to 189 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.3× more on the calendar than Hickory.
70/100
9% higher than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
36% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
29
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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