with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lexington
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 premium over Lexington
San Jose costs noticeably more than Lexington. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
133% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$4,088/mo
$2,382 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
454% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
1.9M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Lexington keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.
1.5× the events of Lexington, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
17% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
8% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
29
123% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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