in our guides
01 · the verdict
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Santa Rosa
Dayton is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$1,321/mo
49% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,680/mo
$1,719 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$139k
83% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
808k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dayton.
Santa Rosa edges ahead with 254 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 34 days under 20°, vs 0 in Santa Rosa.
14.0× the events of Santa Rosa, and the calendar shows it.
62/100
10% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.
89/100
9% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
16
300% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
04 · see also
neighbors of dayton on the map of tradeoffs:
