same $100k income, fresh start from Pittsburgh
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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more expensive each month than Pittsburgh
Cincinnati edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
5% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
3.99%
$77/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,452/mo
$153 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
42% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
2.3M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Pittsburgh keeps to 161 pleasant days a year.
Comparable to Pittsburgh for events and concerts.
72/100
4% higher than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
3% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
47
27% more than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
in the same ballpark as cincinnati:
