same $100k income, fresh start from Anchorage
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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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cheaper each month than Anchorage
Akron and Anchorage land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
27% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,742/mo
$122 more than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
46% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
698k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Anchorage keeps to 93 pleasant days a year.
65/100
4% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
4% lower than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
11
68% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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