with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Diego
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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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less monthly outlay than San Diego
Akron runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
56% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,742/mo
$2,074 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
77% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
698k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
San Diego gets 332 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 40 days under 20° here, 0 in San Diego.
81% fewer events than San Diego. The pace eases up.
65/100
13% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
23% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
11
80% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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