$100k salary, packing up from Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis
San Jose costs noticeably more than Indianapolis. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
130% more expensive than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$4,088/mo
$2,484 less than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
507% more expensive than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
1.9M
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Indianapolis keeps to 174 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Indianapolis. About 30% fewer events on a typical month.
70/100
13% higher than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
29
17% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
neighbors of san jose on the map of tradeoffs:
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