with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Antonio
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 San Antonio
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
149% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$4,088/mo
$2,851 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
541% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
1.9M
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
San Antonio only logs 167 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: San Antonio packs 1.8× more into a month.
70/100
43% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
2% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
29
17% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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