$100k a year, no longer in Syracuse
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 Syracuse
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
114% more expensive than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
9.3%
$287/mo more in state tax than Syracuse
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$4,088/mo
$2,139 less than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
606% more expensive than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
1.9M
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Syracuse keeps to 142 pleasant days a year.
Comparable to Syracuse for events and concerts.
70/100
19% higher than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
4% higher than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
29
81% more than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
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