with $100k coming in, swapping out of Port St. Lucie
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 premium over Port St. Lucie
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
49% more expensive than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie
vs 0% in Port St. Lucie
$4,088/mo
$1,914 less than Port St. Lucie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
353% more expensive than Port St. Lucie
vs $397k in Port St. Lucie
1.9M
vs 537k in Port St. Lucie
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Port St. Lucie keeps to 246 pleasant days a year.
70/100
40% higher than Port St. Lucie
vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
850% higher than Port St. Lucie
vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie
29
26% more than Port St. Lucie
vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie
neighbors of san jose on the map of tradeoffs:
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