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San Jose vs Stockton

$275/mo less in Stockton

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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San JoseStocktonAbout 71 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Stockton costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 251 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,642/mo in Stockton. $1,917/mo in San Jose. −$3,300 a year.

San Jose

$1,917

left each month

Stockton

$1,642

−$275 vs San Jose

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Stockton wins 2 of 4San Jose 2 · ties 0
$7,501Take-home · San Jose$5,532
$3,011Rent · Stockton$1,674
$2,573Other bills · Stockton$2,216
$1,917Left over · San Jose$1,642

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In 2022-2023, 2,083 households moved San Jose → Stockton (avg AGI $131,491). 861 went the other way. The whole move →

−$275 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthSan JoseStockton
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between San Jose, CA and Stockton, CA
Per monthSan JoseStocktonDifference
Gross pay$10,625$7,375−$3,250
Income and payroll tax$3,124$1,843−$1,281
Take-home pay$7,501$5,532−$1,969
Rent$3,011$1,674−$1,337
Getting around$746$646−$100
Groceries$504$433−$71
Healthcare$567$487−$80
Utilities$315$271−$44
Everything else$441$379−$62
Left over$1,917$1,642−$275

Salary to match San Jose

$94,000

Gross pay in Stockton that leaves the same amount as $127,500 in San Jose.

Tax difference

+$3,627

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 29.4% in San Jose, 25.0% in Stockton.

More about Stockton

San Jose, CA in full

The highest salaries in the country, almost entirely cancelled out by the highest rents.

Stockton, CA in full

State income tax topping out at 12.3%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,993 and 251 sunny days; commutes average 35 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Stockton than San Jose?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Stockton leaves about $275 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $3,011 in San Jose and $1,674 in Stockton.

Does Stockton have state income tax?

Stockton is in California, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from San Jose to Stockton?

The paycheck is taxed in California. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between San Jose and Stockton changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.