$100k salary, packing up from Charleston
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 Charleston, every month
The gap is real. Cincinnati costs noticeably less than Charleston, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
22% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
3.99%
$209/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,452/mo
$647 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
27% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
2.3M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Charleston actually gets more: 212 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Charleston's 0.
A month here packs 2.1× the events of Charleston.
72/100
7% higher than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
4% higher than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
47
135% more than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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