with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tampa
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 Tampa
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
74% more expensive than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$4,088/mo
$2,249 less than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
381% more expensive than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
1.9M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Tampa barely cracks 243 pleasant ones.
A similar weekend lineup to Tampa.
70/100
13% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
3% higher than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
29
57% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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