with $100k coming in, swapping out of York
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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below York's monthly cost
Akron and York 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
7% cheaper than York(vs $1,361/mo)
3.99%
$77/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,742/mo
$25 more than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
24% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
698k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
York has the edge here, logging 159 pleasant days a year.
33.0× the events of York, and the calendar shows it.
65/100
2% higher than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
18% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
11
8% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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