with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tucson
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 expensive each month than Tucson
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
29% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
0%
$208/mo less in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,474/mo
$207 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$355k
1% more expensive than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
835k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
250
pleasant days a year, in cape coral.
Tucson keeps to 202 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Tucson stays Infinity× busier.
55/100
17% lower than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.
42/100
37% lower than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
33
106% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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