$100k a year, no longer in Reno
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 Reno
San Jose costs noticeably more than Reno. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
82% more expensive than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Reno
vs 0% in Reno
$4,088/mo
$2,337 less than Reno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
213% more expensive than Reno
vs $574k in Reno
1.9M
vs 565k in Reno
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Reno only manages 201 of those.
But the calendar thins out: Reno stays 1.7× busier.
70/100
1% lower than Reno
vs 71/100 in Reno
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
0% lower than Reno
vs 95/100 in Reno
29
123% more than Reno
vs 13 nonstops in Reno
neighbors of san jose on the map of tradeoffs:
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