on $100k a year, leaving Wilmington
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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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lighter monthly cost than Wilmington
Akron gives you room Wilmington doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
25% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
3.99%
$43/mo less in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,742/mo
$459 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
47% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
698k
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Wilmington edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 40 days under 20°, vs 1 in Wilmington.
65% more happening than in Wilmington.
65/100
20% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
13% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
11
120% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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