on $100k a year, leaving Albuquerque
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akron
OH
41.08°N
81.52°W
Akron was the Rubber City (Goodyear, Firestone, BFGoodrich all built here), and the legacy still shapes its industrial bones. LeBron James is from Akron and never forgets it. The Goodyear blimp is based in town. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is just north, with waterfalls and rail-trails. Cheaper than Cleveland, with its own quiet charm.
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under Albuquerque, every month
Akron gives you room Albuquerque doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
15% cheaper than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
3.99%
$159/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,742/mo
$389 more than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
33% cheaper than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
698k
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Albuquerque gets 205 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 40 days drop below 20° vs Albuquerque's 6.
On par with Albuquerque for events and shows.
65/100
20% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
19% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
11
52% fewer than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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