$100k salary, packing up from Boston
changea dispatch from
santa maria
CA
34.95°N
120.44°W
Santa Maria has its own style of barbecue (tri-tip cooked over red oak with pinquito beans and salsa), which is a legitimate regional tradition that locals will fight you about. The surrounding Santa Maria Valley is becoming serious wine country (especially Pinot Noir and Chardonnay). It's quieter and more affordable than its central coast neighbors. The Pacific is right there.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Boston ran you
Santa Maria costs more than Boston, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$3,352/mo
7% more expensive than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
9.3%
$358/mo more in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$4,206/mo
$566 less than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1059k
37% more expensive than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
441k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
337
pleasant days a year, in santa maria.
Boston only logs 160 pleasant days.
100% fewer events than Boston. The pace eases up.
59/100
17% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 73 mi.
87/100
11% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
2
98% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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