$100k salary, packing up from Ann Arbor
changea dispatch from
cleveland
OH
41.50°N
81.69°W
Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the West Side Market's 100+ years of pierogies and bratwurst, and Lake Erie sunsets that put the coastal hype to shame. The Cuyahoga River caught fire so many times it inspired the Clean Water Act. The Cleveland Orchestra is consistently ranked among the world's best. Summers on the lake are gorgeous, and the food scene is having a real moment.
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below Ann Arbor's monthly cost
The gap is real. Cleveland costs noticeably less than Ann Arbor, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
32% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
3.99%
$22/mo less in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,582/mo
$685 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
41% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
2.2M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Ann Arbor only logs 154 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 6.3× Ann Arbor's pace.
63/100
13% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
56
59% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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