$100k salary, packing up from Jacksonville
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 cost of moving past Jacksonville
Cincinnati costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
8% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,452/mo
$202 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
12% cheaper than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
2.3M
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Jacksonville actually gets more: 198 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 0 in Jacksonville.
A month here packs 1.7× the events of Jacksonville.
72/100
13% higher than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
3% higher than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
47
81% more than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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