$100k a year, no longer in Miami
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 Miami
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
30% more expensive than Miami(vs $2,665/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Miami
vs 0% in Miami
$4,088/mo
$1,580 less than Miami
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
218% more expensive than Miami
vs $565k in Miami
1.9M
vs 6.2M in Miami
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Miami barely cracks 272 pleasant ones.
Miami hosts 15.9× more events.
70/100
9% lower than Miami
vs 77/100 in Miami
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% lower than Miami
vs 97/100 in Miami
29
83% fewer than Miami
vs 167 nonstops in Miami
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