with $100k coming in, swapping out of Oklahoma City
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 Oklahoma City
San Jose costs noticeably more than Oklahoma City. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
152% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
9.3%
$379/mo more in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$4,088/mo
$2,474 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
630% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
1.9M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Oklahoma City only manages 191 of those.
On par with Oklahoma City for events and shows.
70/100
56% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
30% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
29
45% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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