$100k a year, no longer in Spartanburg
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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less monthly outlay than Spartanburg
Cost barely budges between Cincinnati and Spartanburg. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
8% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
3.99%
$209/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,452/mo
$94 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
14% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
2.3M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Spartanburg actually gets more: 191 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Spartanburg's 4.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 5.8× more on the calendar than Spartanburg.
72/100
6% higher than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
25% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
47
135% more than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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