$100k salary, packing up from Gainesville
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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the monthly premium over Gainesville
Cincinnati costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
6% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,452/mo
$236 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
0% more expensive than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
2.3M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Gainesville has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Gainesville's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 29.0× Gainesville's pace.
72/100
14% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
5% higher than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
47
840% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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