$100k salary, packing up from Fayetteville
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 Fayetteville ran you
Cincinnati edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
5% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
3.99%
$43/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,452/mo
$29 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
23% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
2.3M
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Fayetteville actually gets more: 193 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Fayetteville's 3.
5.8× the events of Fayetteville, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
41% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
26% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
47
1075% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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