$100k a year, no longer in San Francisco
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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less monthly outlay than San Francisco
Akron runs on a fraction of San Francisco's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
60% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,742/mo
$2,330 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
81% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
698k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
San Francisco gets 312 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 Francisco.
87% fewer events than San Francisco. The pace eases up.
65/100
22% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
23% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
11
90% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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