same $100k income, fresh start from Santa Maria
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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cheaper each month than Santa Maria
Move to Cincinnati and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Maria's rent is the headline; Cincinnati's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
54% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$6,452/mo
$2,246 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
70% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
2.3M
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Santa Maria edges ahead with 337 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Santa Maria's 0.
72/100
22% higher than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
10% higher than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
47
2250% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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