same $100k income, fresh start from Greenville
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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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lighter monthly cost than Greenville
Not a fortune, but real money. Akron runs cheaper than Greenville month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
19% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
3.99%
$209/mo less in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$6,742/mo
$501 more than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
24% cheaper than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
698k
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Greenville edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 40 days under 20°, vs 5 in Greenville.
50% more happening than in Greenville.
65/100
6% lower than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
10% lower than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
11
45% fewer than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
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