$100k salary, packing up from Hickory
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 Hickory
Barely costlier than Hickory. If Cincinnati pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
8% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
3.99%
$43/mo less in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$6,452/mo
$72 less than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
18% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
2.3M
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Hickory gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Hickory's 4.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.6× more on the calendar than Hickory.
72/100
13% higher than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
37% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
47
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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