$100k a year, no longer in Lexington
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 each month than Lexington ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Cincinnati is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
4% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
3.99%
$43/mo less in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,452/mo
$18 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
3% cheaper than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
2.3M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Lexington edges ahead with 171 pleasant days.
2.1× the events of Lexington, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
20% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
9% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
47
262% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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