on $100k a year, leaving South Bend
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 each month than South Bend ran you
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
149% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
9.3%
$525/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$4,088/mo
$2,604 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
680% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
1.9M
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
South Bend only manages 157 of those.
3.6× the events of South Bend, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
32% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
16% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
29
222% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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