$100k a year, no longer in Lancaster
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 Lancaster
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
129% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
9.3%
$519/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$4,088/mo
$2,473 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
368% more expensive than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
1.9M
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Lancaster only manages 158 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 4.1× Lancaster's pace.
70/100
11% higher than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% lower than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
29
2800% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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