$100k a year, no longer in Roanoke
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 cost of moving past Roanoke
Barely costlier than Roanoke. If Cincinnati pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
12% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
3.99%
$147/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,452/mo
$20 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
7% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
2.3M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Roanoke gets 179 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 7.3× the events of Roanoke.
72/100
4% higher than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
2% higher than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
47
422% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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