$100k a year, no longer in Fresno
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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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under Fresno, every month
Akron sits well below Fresno on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
37% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,742/mo
$1,183 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
43% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
698k
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Fresno gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 40 days drop below 20° vs Fresno's 0.
About as much going on as in Fresno.
65/100
2% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
15% lower than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
11
0% fewer than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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