landable/cost of living comparison
vs

01 · the cities

San Francisco

San Francisco is hills, fog, Mission burritos the size of forearms, and pastel Victorians stacked like dominoes. Karl the Fog has his own Instagram, the cable cars are still mechanically pulled by cables running under the street, and the Pacific shows up at the end of every west-bound avenue. The food is wildly good, the views are theatrical, and yes, you'll get cardio just walking to the corner store.

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Ocala

Ocala is the horse capital of the world (it actually has more thoroughbred horses than Lexington, Kentucky), with rolling hills of horse farms unlike anywhere else in Florida. Silver Springs (one of the largest artesian springs in the world) is right next door, with glass-bottom boats and clear blue water. Surprisingly hilly. Slower than the coastal cities, with a quietly strong equestrian economy.

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02 · the money

Median rent

$3,146/mo

$1,616/mo

$1,530/mo less than San Francisco (95%)

Median home price

$1.2M

$277k

$962k less than San Francisco

State income tax

9.3%

0%

Gross left after rent

$4,412/mo

$6,717/mo

Ocala has $2,305/mo more gross after rent at $100k

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03 · the weather

Pleasant days/yr

312 days

208 days

104 fewer than San Francisco

Extreme heat days

0 days

15 days

days above 95°F per year

Extreme cold days

0 days

0 days

days below 20°F per year

Ocala has 15 more days above 95°F each year than San Francisco.

04 · the life

OutdoorScore

83 / 100

62 / 100

21.0 pts behind San Francisco

Walk Score®

99 / 100

63 / 100

36 pts behind San Francisco

Nonstop flights

111 routes

5 routes

106 fewer direct routes than San Francisco

Metro size

4.6M metro

410k metro

San Francisco has 258.0x more events per month than Ocala.

the verdict

4

San Francisco

categories won

of 9

4

Ocala

categories won

San Francisco wins on weather and lifestyle, Ocala wins on money. Dead even.

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