with $100k coming in, swapping out of Orlando
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 Orlando
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
79% more expensive than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$4,088/mo
$2,308 less than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
346% more expensive than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
1.9M
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Orlando barely cracks 216 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Orlando stays 2.5× busier.
70/100
13% higher than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
29
80% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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