same $100k income, fresh start from Trenton
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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 Trenton
A real premium for San Jose. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
37% more expensive than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)
9.3%
$244/mo more in state tax than Trenton
vs 6.37% in Trenton
$4,088/mo
$1,175 less than Trenton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
294% more expensive than Trenton
vs $456k in Trenton
1.9M
vs 382k in Trenton
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Trenton keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.
464% more happening than in Trenton.
70/100
1% lower than Trenton
vs 71/100 in Trenton
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
8% higher than Trenton
vs 88/100 in Trenton
29
76% fewer than Trenton
vs 123 nonstops in Trenton
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