$100k a year, no longer in Sacramento
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 Sacramento
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
56% more expensive than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$4,088/mo
$1,244 less than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
205% more expensive than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
1.9M
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Sacramento only logs 211 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with Sacramento.
70/100
7% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
3% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
29
4% more than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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