same $100k income, fresh start from Spokane
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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more each month than Spokane ran you
Cincinnati costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
2% more expensive than Spokane(vs $1,520/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Spokane
vs 0% in Spokane
$6,452/mo
$361 less than Spokane
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
25% cheaper than Spokane
vs $420k in Spokane
2.3M
vs 600k in Spokane
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Spokane actually gets more: 164 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.4× more on the calendar than Spokane.
72/100
11% lower than Spokane
vs 81/100 in Spokane
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
5% higher than Spokane
vs 91/100 in Spokane
47
370% more than Spokane
vs 10 nonstops in Spokane
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