same $100k income, fresh start from Spartanburg
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 Spartanburg
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
142% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
9.3%
$233/mo more in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$4,088/mo
$2,270 less than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
548% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
1.9M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Spartanburg barely cracks 191 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 4.1× the events of Spartanburg.
70/100
3% higher than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
23% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
29
45% more than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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