$100k a year, no longer in Salisbury
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 Salisbury
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
83% more expensive than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
9.3%
$92/mo more in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$4,088/mo
$1,663 less than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
328% more expensive than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
1.9M
vs 130k in Salisbury
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Salisbury barely cracks 189 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 5.2× the events of Salisbury.
70/100
32% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
16% higher than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
29
1350% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
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