on $100k a year, leaving Jacksonville
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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 Jacksonville
Akron and Jacksonville 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
25% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,742/mo
$88 more than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
34% cheaper than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
698k
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Jacksonville gets 198 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 40 days drop below 20° vs Jacksonville's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Jacksonville stays 1.6× busier.
65/100
2% higher than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
18% lower than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
11
58% fewer than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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