on $100k a year, leaving Shreveport
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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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pricier each month than Shreveport
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Akron is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
4% cheaper than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
3.99%
$82/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,742/mo
$33 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
34% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
698k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Shreveport edges ahead with 159 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 40 days drop below 20° vs Shreveport's 2.
3200% more happening than in Shreveport.
65/100
16% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
49% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
11
120% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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