same $100k income, fresh start from Shreveport
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
pricier each month than Shreveport
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
165% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$4,088/mo
$2,687 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
921% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
1.9M
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Shreveport only logs 159 pleasant days.
A month here packs 62.0× the events of Shreveport.
70/100
25% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
86% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
29
480% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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