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Cleveland, OH cityscape

next stop after baton rouge

Cleveland

oh · metro 2.2M

photo: Stephen Leonardi / pexels

a 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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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$140

the monthly premium over Baton Rouge

Barely costlier than Baton Rouge. If Cleveland pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

4% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$82/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge

vs 3% in Baton Rouge

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$140 less than Baton Rouge

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$252k

1% more expensive than Baton Rouge

vs $250k in Baton Rouge

05metro size

2.2M

vs 874k in Baton Rouge

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Baton Rouge gets 187 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 1 in Baton Rouge.

487% more happening than in Baton Rouge.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

26% higher than Baton Rouge

vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge

Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

28% higher than Baton Rouge

vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

1300% more than Baton Rouge

vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge

04 · see also

same energy as cleveland, different zip code:

see also

st. louis

better park access

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see also

kansas city

better weather

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see also

pittsburgh

$23/mo cheaper

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compare cleveland with:

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