$100k a year, no longer in Tucson
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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 Tucson
Akron and Tucson land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
13% cheaper than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
3.99%
$124/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,742/mo
$61 more than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
33% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
698k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Tucson edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 40 days drop below 20° vs Tucson's 0.
Things to do run about even with Tucson.
65/100
2% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
13% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
11
31% fewer than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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