on $100k a year, leaving Kennewick
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 Kennewick 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
99% more expensive than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
9.3%
$775/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$4,206/mo
$2,441 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1059k
140% more expensive than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
441k
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
337
pleasant days a year, in santa maria.
Kennewick only logs 199 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than Kennewick. About 100% fewer events on a typical month.
59/100
20% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 73 mi.
87/100
58% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
2
75% fewer than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
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