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How Florence-Graham's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
How far does your salary go in Florence-Graham?
Your $100,000 in Florence-Graham has the same purchasing power as $74,102 in the average US city. You'd need $25,898 more here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Wondering whether you should move to Florence-Graham? It depends on what you're optimizing for, but the city has real arguments in its favor: safer than the typical us city and genuinely walkable, not just walkable-on-paper. The data behind each is below.
Florence-Graham reports about 2,396 crime incidents per 100,000 residents — a step below the US average of around 3,500. The citywide number averages over neighborhoods that can vary a lot, but the headline number is friendlier than most American cities of comparable size.
Florence-Graham's Walk Score is 83/100 — top-tier walkability by US standards. Groceries, coffee, work, social life: most of it lands within reasonable foot range of wherever you live. A lot of residents skip car ownership entirely, which is its own form of savings on top of the lifestyle change. Transit Score comes in at 59/100 too, so even the trips that are too far to walk are usually doable on a bus or train.
Reasons are pulled from Florence-Graham's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Almost never. Florence-Graham's winter average of about 50°F is too warm for snow most years. A measurable snowfall is the kind of event that closes schools and gets photographed for the local paper.
Barely. Winter in Florence-Graham averages around 50°F — short, mild, mostly an excuse to break out a light jacket. Some plants don't even drop their leaves.
Pleasantly warm. Florence-Graham's summer averages around 75°F — comfortable for outdoor evenings, hot enough on peak days to warrant AC but mild compared to the Sun Belt.
Florence-Graham falls in roughly USDA Zone 10. The zone classification is based on average annual minimum temperatures, so it's the right lookup for whether perennials and trees will overwinter here. Note that this is approximate from our winter-temperature data — check the USDA map for the exact zone before betting an expensive plant on it.
Florence-Graham sits at about 144 feet (44 m) above sea level — low-lying, but with enough cushion that day-to-day life isn't affected by ocean levels.
Average for an American city. Florence-Graham's reported crime rate of about 2,396 per 100,000 residents sits roughly in line with the US baseline of ~3,500. Like anywhere else, the citywide number masks real differences between neighborhoods — worth looking at specific areas before deciding.
Yes — Florence-Graham is one of the more expensive places to live in the US. The cost-of-living index is 135, about 35% above the national average. Housing is the dominant factor, and salaries here have to be high to compensate.
Yes — Florence-Graham is one of the more walkable US cities. A Walk Score of 83/100 means most daily errands can be done on foot in most neighborhoods. Transit Score is 59 out of 100. Many residents go car-free comfortably.
Roughly $94,465 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Florence-Graham runs about $1,393/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.