same $100k income, fresh start from Phoenix
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 Phoenix
San Jose costs noticeably more than Phoenix. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
100% more expensive than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
9.3%
$567/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$4,088/mo
$2,298 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
292% more expensive than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
1.9M
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Phoenix only manages 181 of those.
But the calendar thins out: Phoenix stays 3.2× busier.
70/100
6% higher than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
29
68% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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