same $100k income, fresh start from San Jose
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shreveport
LA
32.52°N
93.75°W
Shreveport sits on the Red River in the Ark-La-Tex corner, with riverboat casinos lining the waterfront and a food scene that runs Cajun, Creole, and serious smoked meats. The Mardi Gras parades here are smaller than New Orleans but just as enthusiastic. Texas is 20 minutes west, which gives the city a regional crossroads feel. Quieter and cheaper than the bigger Louisiana metros.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than San Jose
Shreveport sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,308/mo
62% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,775/mo
$2,687 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$176k
90% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
383k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in shreveport.
San Jose gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 50 days above 95° vs San Jose's 19.
Lighter on events: San Jose packs 62.0× more into a month.
56/100
20% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Sabine National Forest, 44.1 mi.
51/100
46% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
5
83% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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