same $100k income, fresh start from Montgomery
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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pricier each month than Montgomery
Barely costlier than Montgomery. 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 Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)
3.99%
$84/mo less in state tax than Montgomery
vs 5% in Montgomery
$6,452/mo
$89 less than Montgomery
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
49% more expensive than Montgomery
vs $212k in Montgomery
2.3M
vs 385k in Montgomery
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Montgomery gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 1 in Montgomery.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.7× more on the calendar than Montgomery.
72/100
64% higher than Montgomery
vs 44/100 in Montgomery
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
57% higher than Montgomery
vs 61/100 in Montgomery
47
1467% more than Montgomery
vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery
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