with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Diego
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 San Diego
San Jose runs a little pricier than San Diego. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
20% more expensive than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$4,088/mo
$580 less than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
78% more expensive than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
1.9M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
San Diego edges ahead with 332 pleasant days.
San Diego hosts 2.8× more events.
70/100
7% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
29
47% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
neighbors of san jose on the map of tradeoffs:
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