on $100k a year, leaving Columbus
changea dispatch from
cape coral
FL
26.65°N
81.99°W
Cape Coral has over 400 miles of navigable canals, more than any city in the world, which means many homes literally have boat docks in the backyard. It's a planned community that grew up around water, with easy access to the Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf. The boating, fishing, and manatee-watching are the main events. It's flat, sunny, and built for waterfront life.
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more each month than Columbus ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Cape Coral is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,859/mo
47% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,474/mo
$138 less than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$355k
71% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
835k
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
250
pleasant days a year, in cape coral.
Columbus barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than Columbus. About 100% fewer events on a typical month.
55/100
17% higher than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.
42/100
46% lower than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
33
3200% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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