same $100k income, fresh start from Kingsport
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 Kingsport ran you
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
151% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Kingsport
vs 0% in Kingsport
$4,088/mo
$2,862 less than Kingsport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
636% more expensive than Kingsport
vs $244k in Kingsport
1.9M
vs 312k in Kingsport
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Kingsport barely cracks 188 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 7.8× Kingsport's pace.
70/100
19% higher than Kingsport
vs 59/100 in Kingsport
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
28% higher than Kingsport
vs 74/100 in Kingsport
29
625% more than Kingsport
vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport
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