$100k salary, packing up from Columbia
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 Columbia's monthly cost
The gap is real. Cincinnati costs noticeably less than Columbia, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
0% more expensive than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
3.99%
$209/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,452/mo
$211 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
24% more expensive than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
2.3M
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Columbia edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Columbia's 2.
358% more happening than in Columbia.
72/100
31% higher than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
13% higher than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
47
370% more than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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