with $100k coming in, swapping out of Seattle
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 Seattle
You'd feel the difference in Cincinnati. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Seattle.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
29% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,452/mo
$312 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
60% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
2.3M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Seattle edges ahead with 182 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 0 in Seattle.
Seattle hosts 2.9× more events.
72/100
23% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
47
48% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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