with $100k coming in, swapping out of Little Rock
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 Little Rock
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
187% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
9.3%
$408/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$4,088/mo
$2,670 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
689% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
1.9M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Little Rock only logs 163 pleasant days.
4.8× the events of Little Rock, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
30% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
94% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
29
71% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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