$100k salary, packing up from Springfield
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 Springfield ran you
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
49% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,474/mo
$219 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$355k
32% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
835k
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
250
pleasant days a year, in cape coral.
Springfield only manages 170 of those.
100% fewer events than Springfield. The pace eases up.
55/100
10% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.
42/100
53% lower than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
33
267% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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