on $100k a year, leaving Green Bay
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 Green Bay
Akron and Green Bay land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
12% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)
3.99%
$190/mo less in state tax than Green Bay
vs 6.27% in Green Bay
$6,742/mo
$53 more than Green Bay
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
30% cheaper than Green Bay
vs $340k in Green Bay
698k
vs 332k in Green Bay
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Green Bay only manages 146 of those.
450% more happening than in Green Bay.
65/100
11% lower than Green Bay
vs 73/100 in Green Bay
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
13% lower than Green Bay
vs 87/100 in Green Bay
11
175% more than Green Bay
vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay
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