same $100k income, fresh start from Salinas
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 Salinas
San Jose runs a little pricier than Salinas. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
23% more expensive than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$4,088/mo
$657 less than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
108% more expensive than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
1.9M
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Salinas edges ahead with 335 pleasant days.
70/100
1% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
20% higher than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
29
383% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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