same $100k income, fresh start from Orlando
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 Orlando, every month
Cincinnati and Orlando land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
20% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,452/mo
$56 more than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
22% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
2.3M
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Orlando has the edge here, logging 216 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Orlando's 0.
Orlando hosts 1.8× more events.
72/100
16% higher than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
47
68% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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