with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Luis Obispo
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 Luis Obispo
San Jose runs a little pricier than San Luis Obispo. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
12% more expensive than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
9.3%
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$4,088/mo
$375 less than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
92% more expensive than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
1.9M
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
San Luis Obispo edges ahead with 303 pleasant days.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.2× more on the calendar than San Luis Obispo.
70/100
3% higher than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
3% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
29
867% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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