with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lancaster
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 Lancaster
Barely costlier than Lancaster. If Cincinnati pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
2% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
3.99%
$77/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$6,452/mo
$109 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
18% cheaper than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
2.3M
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Lancaster only logs 158 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.8× Lancaster's pace.
72/100
14% higher than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
47
4600% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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