on $100k a year, leaving Milwaukee
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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under Milwaukee, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Cape Coral is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,859/mo
24% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
0%
$523/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,474/mo
$167 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$355k
10% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
835k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
250
pleasant days a year, in cape coral.
Milwaukee barely cracks 149 pleasant ones.
100% fewer events than Milwaukee. The pace eases up.
55/100
10% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.
42/100
57% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
33
10% more than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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