$100k a year, no longer in Harrisburg
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 expensive each month than Harrisburg
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Cincinnati is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
7% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
3.99%
$77/mo more in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$6,452/mo
$180 less than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
2% more expensive than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
2.3M
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Harrisburg barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
164% more happening than in Harrisburg.
72/100
4% higher than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
3% higher than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
47
292% more than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
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