with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tulsa
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 Tulsa
San Jose is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
157% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
9.3%
$379/mo more in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$4,088/mo
$2,500 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
610% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
1.9M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Tulsa only logs 163 pleasant days.
63% more happening than in Tulsa.
70/100
43% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
23% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
29
61% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
neighbors of san jose on the map of tradeoffs:
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