$100k salary, packing up from Augusta
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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below Augusta's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Cincinnati is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
7% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
3.99%
$125/mo less in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$6,452/mo
$19 more than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
28% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
2.3M
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Augusta gets 191 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Augusta's 2.
29.0× the events of Augusta, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
57% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
30% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
47
1467% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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