on $100k a year, leaving Lakeland
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 Lakeland ran you
San Jose costs noticeably more than Lakeland. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
89% more expensive than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$4,088/mo
$2,411 less than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
496% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
1.9M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Lakeland only manages 206 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.2× Lakeland's pace.
70/100
46% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
44% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
29
57% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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