$100k salary, packing up from Hartford
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 Hartford ran you
Santa Maria is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,352/mo
74% more expensive than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
9.3%
$317/mo more in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$4,206/mo
$1,738 less than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1059k
157% more expensive than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
441k
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
337
pleasant days a year, in santa maria.
Hartford only logs 148 pleasant days.
100% fewer events than Hartford. The pace eases up.
59/100
12% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 73 mi.
87/100
4% lower than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
2
92% fewer than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
same energy as santa maria, different zip code:
