$100k a year, no longer in Houston
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 each month than Houston ran you
San Jose costs noticeably more than Houston. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
116% more expensive than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$4,088/mo
$2,635 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
477% more expensive than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
1.9M
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Houston keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.
71% fewer events than Houston. The pace eases up.
70/100
27% higher than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
23% higher than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
29
84% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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