$100k salary, packing up from Louisville
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 Louisville
Barely costlier than Louisville. If Cincinnati pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
13% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
3.99%
$43/mo less in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,452/mo
$138 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
12% more expensive than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
2.3M
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Louisville gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
About as much going on as in Louisville.
72/100
33% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
2% higher than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
47
114% more than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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