$100k salary, packing up from Knoxville
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 Knoxville
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
100% more expensive than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$4,088/mo
$2,514 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
394% more expensive than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
1.9M
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Knoxville only manages 189 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.5× more on the calendar than Knoxville.
70/100
1% higher than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
34% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
29
71% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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