on $100k a year, leaving Evansville
changea dispatch from
chicago
IL
41.88°N
87.63°W
Chicago is deep-dish for tourists, thin-crust tavern style for locals, and a hot dog that absolutely will not have ketchup on it. The L rumbles overhead, the lakefront stretches for 18 unbroken miles of beach and trail, and the architecture boat tour is the single best $50 you'll spend. Summer in Chicago might be the best summer in America. The improv comedy gene pool is unmatched.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Evansville ran you
Chicago doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Chicago is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,170/mo
102% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
4.95%
$163/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$5,751/mo
$1,257 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$365k
64% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
9.3M
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
153
pleasant days a year, in chicago.
Evansville gets 184 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 38 days drop below 20° vs Evansville's 21.
185.0× the events of Evansville, and the calendar shows it.
70/100
30% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Indiana Dunes National Park, 27.2 mi.
100/100
27% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
217
5325% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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