$100k salary, packing up from Phoenix
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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below Phoenix's monthly cost
Cincinnati and Phoenix 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
11% cheaper than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
3.99%
$124/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$6,452/mo
$66 more than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
31% cheaper than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
2.3M
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Phoenix edges ahead with 181 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Phoenix's 0.
Lighter on events: Phoenix packs 2.3× more into a month.
72/100
9% higher than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
47
48% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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