with $100k coming in, swapping out of Rochester
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 premium over Rochester
San Jose costs noticeably more than Rochester. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
126% more expensive than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
9.3%
$287/mo more in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$4,088/mo
$2,224 less than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
557% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
1.9M
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Rochester keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
107% more happening than in Rochester.
70/100
21% higher than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
38% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
29
61% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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