$100k a year, no longer in Clarksville
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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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more expensive each month than Clarksville
You'd pay for Akron. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
6% cheaper than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Clarksville
vs 0% in Clarksville
$6,742/mo
$254 less than Clarksville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
20% cheaper than Clarksville
vs $294k in Clarksville
698k
vs 337k in Clarksville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Clarksville has the edge here, logging 173 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 40 days below 20° vs Clarksville's 15.
A month here packs 16.5× the events of Clarksville.
65/100
27% higher than Clarksville
vs 51/100 in Clarksville
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
8% lower than Clarksville
vs 83/100 in Clarksville
11
77% fewer than Clarksville
vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville
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