$100k a year, no longer in Pensacola
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 Pensacola
San Jose costs noticeably more than Pensacola. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
98% more expensive than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Pensacola
vs 0% in Pensacola
$4,088/mo
$2,493 less than Pensacola
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
493% more expensive than Pensacola
vs $303k in Pensacola
1.9M
vs 530k in Pensacola
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Pensacola only manages 226 of those.
2.4× the events of Pensacola, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
1% higher than Pensacola
vs 69/100 in Pensacola
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
48% higher than Pensacola
vs 64/100 in Pensacola
29
164% more than Pensacola
vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola
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