$100k salary, packing up from Virginia Beach
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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below Virginia Beach's monthly cost
The gap is real. Cincinnati costs noticeably less than Virginia Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
15% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
3.99%
$147/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,452/mo
$417 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
16% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
2.3M
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Virginia Beach edges ahead with 211 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 26 days under 20°, vs 2 in Virginia Beach.
A month here packs 2.9× the events of Virginia Beach.
72/100
26% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
9% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
47
176% more than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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