$100k salary, packing up from York
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
the monthly premium over York
Santa Maria costs noticeably more than York. You'd be paying for Santa Maria itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,352/mo
146% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
9.3%
$519/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$4,206/mo
$2,511 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1059k
242% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
441k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
337
pleasant days a year, in santa maria.
York only manages 159 of those.
100% fewer events than York. The pace eases up.
59/100
8% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 73 mi.
87/100
6% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
2
83% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
in the same ballpark as santa maria:
