$100k salary, packing up from Ocala
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 Ocala
Cincinnati costs more than Ocala, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
4% cheaper than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Ocala
vs 0% in Ocala
$6,452/mo
$265 less than Ocala
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
14% more expensive than Ocala
vs $277k in Ocala
2.3M
vs 410k in Ocala
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Ocala gets 208 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 0 in Ocala.
A real upgrade on things to do: 87.0× Ocala's pace.
72/100
16% higher than Ocala
vs 62/100 in Ocala
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
52% higher than Ocala
vs 63/100 in Ocala
47
840% more than Ocala
vs 5 nonstops in Ocala
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