$100k salary, packing up from New Orleans
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 New Orleans
San Jose costs noticeably more than New Orleans. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
115% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$4,088/mo
$2,383 less than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
593% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
1.9M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
New Orleans keeps to 235 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: New Orleans packs 1.5× more into a month.
70/100
27% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
3% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
29
26% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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