$100k a year, no longer in Columbia
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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 Columbia
Not a fortune, but real money. Akron runs cheaper than Columbia month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
19% cheaper than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
3.99%
$209/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,742/mo
$501 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
7% cheaper than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
698k
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Columbia actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 40 days below 20° here, 2 in Columbia.
74% more happening than in Columbia.
65/100
18% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
11% lower than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
11
10% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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