with $100k coming in, swapping out of Boston
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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lighter monthly cost than Boston
Cincinnati is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
51% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
3.99%
$84/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,452/mo
$1,680 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
59% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
2.3M
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Boston keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.
48% fewer events than Boston. The pace eases up.
72/100
1% higher than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
47
54% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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