$100k a year, no longer in Minneapolis
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
more each month than Minneapolis ran you
San Jose costs noticeably more than Minneapolis. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
107% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
9.3%
$121/mo more in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$4,088/mo
$1,912 less than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
351% more expensive than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
1.9M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Minneapolis keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Minneapolis packs 2.5× more into a month.
70/100
8% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% higher than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
29
78% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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