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Cleveland

oh · metro 2.2M

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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

$1,474

under Bridgeport, every month

Move to Cleveland and the monthly math gets easier. Bridgeport's rent is the headline; Cleveland's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

49% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$126/mo less in state tax than Bridgeport

vs 5.5% in Bridgeport

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$1,474 more than Bridgeport

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

04a house here

$252k

67% cheaper than Bridgeport

vs $768k in Bridgeport

05metro size

2.2M

vs 952k in Bridgeport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Bridgeport has the edge here, logging 172 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 12.6× Bridgeport's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

2% lower than Bridgeport

vs 64/100 in Bridgeport

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

·walk score®

96/100

4% higher than Bridgeport

vs 92/100 in Bridgeport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

5500% more than Bridgeport

vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport

04 · see also

neighbors of cleveland on the map of tradeoffs:

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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