$100k a year, no longer in Huntsville
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 Huntsville
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
153% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
9.3%
$358/mo more in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$4,088/mo
$2,455 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
469% more expensive than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
1.9M
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Huntsville only logs 177 pleasant days.
94% more happening than in Huntsville.
70/100
21% higher than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
36% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
29
222% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
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