same $100k income, fresh start from Jacksonville
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 Jacksonville
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
107% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$4,088/mo
$2,566 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
402% more expensive than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
1.9M
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Jacksonville barely cracks 198 pleasant ones.
A similar weekend lineup to Jacksonville.
70/100
9% higher than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% higher than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
29
12% more than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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