$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
changea dispatch from
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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below Columbus's monthly cost
On paper, Akron and Columbus are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
0% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
3.99%
$125/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,742/mo
$130 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
14% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
698k
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Columbus actually gets more: 177 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 40 days below 20° here, 2 in Columbus.
43% more happening than in Columbus.
65/100
38% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
3% lower than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
11
1000% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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