$100k a year, no longer in Provo
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 Provo
San Jose doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what San Jose is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
99% more expensive than Provo(vs $1,743/mo)
9.3%
$388/mo more in state tax than Provo
vs 4.65% in Provo
$4,088/mo
$2,115 less than Provo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
221% more expensive than Provo
vs $559k in Provo
1.9M
vs 733k in Provo
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Provo barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 62.0× Provo's pace.
70/100
14% lower than Provo
vs 81/100 in Provo
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
7% higher than Provo
vs 89/100 in Provo
29
68% fewer than Provo
vs 91 nonstops in Provo
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