$100k salary, packing up from New Orleans
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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less monthly outlay than New Orleans
On paper, Cape Coral and New Orleans are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,859/mo
15% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,474/mo
$3 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$355k
37% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
835k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
250
pleasant days a year, in cape coral.
New Orleans barely cracks 235 pleasant ones.
Noticeably quieter than New Orleans. About 100% fewer events on a typical month.
55/100
0% lower than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.
42/100
57% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
33
15% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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