same $100k income, fresh start from Madison
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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under Madison, every month
Not a fortune, but real money. Cincinnati runs cheaper than Madison month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
7% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
3.99%
$190/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,452/mo
$314 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
32% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
2.3M
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Madison keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
2.2× the events of Madison, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
7% higher than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
9% higher than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
47
327% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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