with $100k coming in, swapping out of Toledo
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 premium over Toledo
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
190% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
9.3%
$443/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$4,088/mo
$2,716 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
815% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
1.9M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Toledo only manages 159 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.5× Toledo's pace.
70/100
27% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
67% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
29
625% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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