$100k a year, no longer in San Diego
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 San Diego, every month
Cincinnati runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
46% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,452/mo
$1,784 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
69% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
2.3M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs San Diego's 0.
But the calendar thins out: San Diego stays 2.0× busier.
72/100
4% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
3% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
47
15% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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