on $100k a year, leaving Lakeland
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 Lakeland
Barely costlier than Lakeland. If Cincinnati pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
16% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,452/mo
$47 less than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
5% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
2.3M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Lakeland gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Lakeland's 0.
7.3× the events of Lakeland, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
50% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
45% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
47
31% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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