same $100k income, fresh start from Minneapolis
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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cheaper each month than Minneapolis
Not a fortune, but real money. Cincinnati runs cheaper than Minneapolis month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
8% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
3.99%
$322/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,452/mo
$452 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
21% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
2.3M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Minneapolis stays 1.8× busier.
72/100
5% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
3% higher than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
47
64% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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