on $100k a year, leaving Roanoke
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 each month than Roanoke ran you
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
151% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
9.3%
$296/mo more in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$4,088/mo
$2,384 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
507% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.9M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Roanoke keeps to 179 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.2× more on the calendar than Roanoke.
70/100
1% higher than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
1% higher than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
29
222% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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