on $100k a year, leaving Reading
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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below Reading's monthly cost
On paper, Akron and Reading are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
15% cheaper than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
3.99%
$77/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,742/mo
$142 more than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
24% cheaper than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
698k
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Reading gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
About as much going on as in Reading.
65/100
0% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
11% lower than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
11
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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