with $100k coming in, swapping out of Charlotte

change
Cleveland, OH cityscape

instead of charlotte

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

$352

cheaper each month than Charlotte

You'd feel the difference in Cleveland. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Charlotte.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

18% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Charlotte

vs 4.5% in Charlotte

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$352 more than Charlotte

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

04a house here

$252k

36% cheaper than Charlotte

vs $391k in Charlotte

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.8M in Charlotte

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Charlotte actually gets more: 200 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 3 in Charlotte.

Comparable to Charlotte for events and concerts.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

24% higher than Charlotte

vs 51/100 in Charlotte

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

·walk score®

96/100

2% higher than Charlotte

vs 94/100 in Charlotte

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

60% fewer than Charlotte

vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte

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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