on $100k a year, leaving Tallahassee
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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the monthly premium over Tallahassee
Barely costlier than Tallahassee. If Akron pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
18% cheaper than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,742/mo
$64 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
18% cheaper than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
698k
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Tallahassee gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 40 days under 20° here, 0 in Tallahassee.
1550% more happening than in Tallahassee.
65/100
12% higher than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
1% lower than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
11
57% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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