with $100k coming in, swapping out of Spokane
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 cost of moving past Spokane
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
128% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$4,088/mo
$2,725 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
327% more expensive than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
1.9M
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Spokane only logs 164 pleasant days.
A month here packs 1.7× the events of Spokane.
70/100
14% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% higher than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
29
190% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
neighbors of san jose on the map of tradeoffs:
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