$100k a year, no longer in Winston-Salem
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 Winston-Salem, every month
On paper, Cincinnati and Winston-Salem are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
3% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
3.99%
$43/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,452/mo
$2 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
12% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
2.3M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Winston-Salem edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Winston-Salem's 6.
72/100
33% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
35% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
47
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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