same $100k income, fresh start from Poughkeepsie
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
pricier each month than Poughkeepsie
San Jose costs noticeably more than Poughkeepsie. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
58% more expensive than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)
9.3%
$287/mo more in state tax than Poughkeepsie
vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie
$4,088/mo
$1,560 less than Poughkeepsie
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
355% more expensive than Poughkeepsie
vs $395k in Poughkeepsie
1.9M
vs 679k in Poughkeepsie
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Poughkeepsie keeps to 153 pleasant days a year.
520% more happening than in Poughkeepsie.
70/100
4% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
13% higher than Poughkeepsie
vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie
29
480% more than Poughkeepsie
vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie
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