with $100k coming in, swapping out of Memphis
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
pricier each month than Memphis
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
142% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$4,088/mo
$2,809 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
638% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
1.9M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Memphis only logs 185 pleasant days.
72% more happening than in Memphis.
70/100
25% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
7% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
29
9% fewer than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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