$100k salary, packing up from Richmond
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 Richmond's monthly cost
The gap is real. Akron costs noticeably less than Richmond, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
26% cheaper than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
3.99%
$147/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,742/mo
$579 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
40% cheaper than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
698k
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Richmond gets 172 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 40 days under 20°, vs 9 in Richmond.
But the calendar thins out: Richmond stays 1.8× busier.
65/100
0% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
10% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
11
42% fewer than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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