same $100k income, fresh start from Richmond
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 Richmond
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
105% more expensive than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
9.3%
$296/mo more in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$4,088/mo
$2,075 less than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
356% more expensive than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
1.9M
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Richmond barely cracks 172 pleasant ones.
Comparable to Richmond for events and concerts.
70/100
8% higher than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
38% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
29
53% more than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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