same $100k income, fresh start from Los Angeles
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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 Los Angeles
Akron is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
57% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,742/mo
$2,083 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
77% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
698k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Los Angeles has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 40 days below 20°, vs 0 in Los Angeles.
Noticeably quieter than Los Angeles. About 91% fewer events on a typical month.
65/100
3% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
21% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
11
93% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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