$100k salary, packing up from Boston
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 Boston, every month
Cleveland sits well below Boston on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
55% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
3.99%
$84/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,582/mo
$1,810 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
67% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
2.2M
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Boston actually gets more: 160 pleasant days a year.
48% fewer events than Boston. The pace eases up.
63/100
11% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
56
46% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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