same $100k income, fresh start from Winston-Salem
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
pricier each month than Winston-Salem
San Jose costs noticeably more than Winston-Salem. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
130% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$4,088/mo
$2,362 less than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
534% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
1.9M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Winston-Salem only manages 186 of those.
70/100
30% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
34% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
29
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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