$100k a year, no longer in Wilmington
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
more each month than Wilmington ran you
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
107% more expensive than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$4,088/mo
$2,195 less than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
301% more expensive than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
1.9M
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Wilmington only logs 235 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.1× Wilmington's pace.
70/100
30% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
42% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
29
480% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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