on $100k a year, leaving Chattanooga
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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more each month than Chattanooga ran you
You'd pay for Cincinnati. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
2% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,452/mo
$357 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
2% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
2.3M
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Chattanooga has the edge here, logging 167 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 5 in Chattanooga.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.8× more on the calendar than Chattanooga.
72/100
4% higher than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
17% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
47
488% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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