same $100k income, fresh start from Tucson
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 Tucson ran you
You'd pay for Cincinnati. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
7% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
3.99%
$124/mo more in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,452/mo
$229 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
10% cheaper than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
2.3M
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Tucson has the edge here, logging 202 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 26 days below 20° vs Tucson's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.6× more on the calendar than Tucson.
72/100
9% higher than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
43% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
47
194% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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