$100k a year, no longer in Rochester
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 Rochester, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Cincinnati is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
1% more expensive than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
3.99%
$155/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,452/mo
$140 more than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
15% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
2.3M
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Rochester barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.9× more on the calendar than Rochester.
72/100
24% higher than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
47
161% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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