with $100k coming in, swapping out of Worcester
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 expensive each month than Worcester
San Jose costs noticeably more than Worcester. You'd be paying for San Jose itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,470/mo
62% more expensive than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)
9.3%
$358/mo more in state tax than Worcester
vs 5% in Worcester
$4,088/mo
$1,689 less than Worcester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1796k
270% more expensive than Worcester
vs $486k in Worcester
1.9M
vs 867k in Worcester
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in san jose.
Worcester only manages 148 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.1× more on the calendar than Worcester.
70/100
19% higher than Worcester
vs 59/100 in Worcester
Closest outdoor draw: Pinnacles National Park, 69.2 mi.
95/100
6% higher than Worcester
vs 90/100 in Worcester
29
1350% more than Worcester
vs 2 nonstops in Worcester
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