same $100k income, fresh start from Atlanta
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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under Atlanta, every month
Not a fortune, but real money. Cleveland runs cheaper than Atlanta month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
22% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
3.99%
$125/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,582/mo
$520 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
35% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
2.2M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Atlanta has the edge here, logging 204 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 27 days below 20° vs Atlanta's 2.
But the calendar thins out: Atlanta stays 2.7× busier.
63/100
6% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
3% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
56
74% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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