same $100k income, fresh start from Boulder
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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under Boulder, every month
Cincinnati is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
30% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
3.99%
$34/mo less in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,452/mo
$701 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
60% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
2.3M
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Boulder actually gets more: 178 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 14.5× the events of Boulder.
72/100
9% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
14% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
47
72% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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