$100k salary, packing up from Fort Wayne
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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the monthly premium over Fort Wayne
Cape Coral costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,859/mo
57% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,474/mo
$422 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$355k
40% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
835k
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
250
pleasant days a year, in cape coral.
Fort Wayne only manages 161 of those.
But the calendar thins out: Fort Wayne stays Infinity× busier.
55/100
20% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.
42/100
53% lower than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
33
230% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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