$100k salary, packing up from Memphis
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 Memphis ran you
You'd pay for Cincinnati. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
8% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Memphis
vs 0% in Memphis
$6,452/mo
$445 less than Memphis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
30% more expensive than Memphis
vs $244k in Memphis
2.3M
vs 1.3M in Memphis
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Memphis has the edge here, logging 185 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 5 in Memphis.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.4× more on the calendar than Memphis.
72/100
29% higher than Memphis
vs 56/100 in Memphis
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
8% higher than Memphis
vs 89/100 in Memphis
47
47% more than Memphis
vs 32 nonstops in Memphis
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