on $100k a year, leaving Trenton
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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under Trenton, every month
Cincinnati is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
39% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)
3.99%
$198/mo less in state tax than Trenton
vs 6.37% in Trenton
$6,452/mo
$1,189 more than Trenton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
31% cheaper than Trenton
vs $456k in Trenton
2.3M
vs 382k in Trenton
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Trenton gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
7.9× the events of Trenton, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
1% higher than Trenton
vs 71/100 in Trenton
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
9% higher than Trenton
vs 88/100 in Trenton
47
62% fewer than Trenton
vs 123 nonstops in Trenton
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