on $100k a year, leaving Lafayette
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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pricier each month than Lafayette
Cincinnati costs more than Lafayette, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
16% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
3.99%
$82/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,452/mo
$299 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
58% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
2.3M
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Lafayette gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 0 in Lafayette.
17.4× the events of Lafayette, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
67% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
13% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
47
1467% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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