on $100k a year, leaving Springfield
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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pricier each month than Springfield
You'd pay for Cincinnati. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
24% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
3.99%
$59/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,452/mo
$241 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
18% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
2.3M
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Springfield actually gets more: 170 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 5.4× the events of Springfield.
72/100
44% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
8% higher than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
47
422% more than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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