same $100k income, fresh start from Fresno
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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lighter monthly cost than Fresno
Cincinnati is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
23% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,452/mo
$893 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
24% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
2.3M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Fresno actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 0 in Fresno.
129% more happening than in Fresno.
72/100
9% higher than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
8% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
47
327% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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