with $100k coming in, swapping out of New Haven
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 expensive each month than New Haven
San Jose costs noticeably more than New Haven. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
66% more expensive than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
9.3%
$317/mo more in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$4,088/mo
$1,698 less than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
324% more expensive than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
1.9M
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
New Haven only manages 155 of those.
A month here packs 3.4× the events of New Haven.
70/100
4% higher than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
1% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
29
2800% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
neighbors of san jose on the map of tradeoffs:
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