on $100k a year, leaving Fayetteville
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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lighter monthly cost than Fayetteville
Akron gives you room Fayetteville doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
15% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
3.99%
$43/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,742/mo
$261 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
8% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
698k
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Fayetteville edges ahead with 193 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 40 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 3.
120% more happening than in Fayetteville.
65/100
27% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
0% lower than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
11
175% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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