$100k salary, packing up from Evansville
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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the monthly cost of moving past Evansville
You'd pay for Akron. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
17% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
3.99%
$82/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,742/mo
$266 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
6% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
698k
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Evansville actually gets more: 184 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 40 days below 20° vs Evansville's 21.
4.7× the events of Evansville, and the calendar shows it.
65/100
20% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
4% lower than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
11
175% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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