$100k salary, packing up from San Luis Obispo

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Tampa, FL cityscape

swapping out of san luis obispo

Tampa

fl · metro 3.3M

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a dispatch from

tampa

FL

27.95°N

82.46°W

Tampa is the Cuban sandwich's other home (yes, there's a rivalry with Miami), with Ybor City's brick streets, rooster gangs, and cigar shops giving the city a flavor all its own. Bayshore Boulevard claims one of the longest continuous sidewalks in the country, perfect for sunset jogs. The beaches are a short drive west, the Lightning play hockey in the swamp, and the winters feel like other cities' best Aprils.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,874

below San Luis Obispo's monthly cost

Move to Tampa and the monthly math gets easier. San Luis Obispo's rent is the headline; Tampa's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the tampa entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,996/mo

36% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo

vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo

03after rent

$6,337/mo

$1,874 more than San Luis Obispo

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$374k

60% cheaper than San Luis Obispo

vs $934k in San Luis Obispo

05metro size

3.3M

vs 282k in San Luis Obispo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

243

pleasant days a year, in tampa.

San Luis Obispo has the edge here, logging 303 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 4.8× San Luis Obispo's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

9% lower than San Luis Obispo

vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo

Closest outdoor draw: Alafia River State Park, 23.1 mi.

·walk score®

92/100

6% lower than San Luis Obispo

vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

68

2167% more than San Luis Obispo

vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo

04 · see also

same energy as tampa, different zip code:

see also

cape coral

$137/mo cheaper

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see also

lakeland

$162/mo cheaper

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see also

raleigh

more things to do

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compare tampa with:

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