$100k salary, packing up from Cleveland
changea dispatch from
ann arbor
MI
42.28°N
83.74°W
Ann Arbor is the University of Michigan, with the Big House (Michigan Stadium) holding over 107,000 people on football Saturdays, making it briefly the third-largest city in Michigan. Downtown is tree-lined brick streets, great independent bookstores, and a food scene with strong Middle Eastern and Korean energy. Zingerman's Deli is a national pilgrimage. The Huron River runs through. College town energy at its best.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly premium over Cleveland
Ann Arbor runs a little pricier than Cleveland. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,082/mo
47% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
4.25%
$22/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$5,897/mo
$685 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$429k
71% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
366k
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.
Cleveland edges ahead with 159 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 51 days under 20°, vs 27 in Cleveland.
But the calendar thins out: Cleveland stays 6.3× busier.
56/100
11% lower than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 36.3 mi.
97/100
1% higher than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
135
141% more than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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