same $100k income, fresh start from Dayton
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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more expensive each month than Dayton
Barely costlier than Dayton. If Cleveland pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
7% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
3.99%
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,582/mo
$98 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
81% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
2.2M
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Dayton gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
529% more happening than in Dayton.
63/100
2% higher than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
8% higher than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
56
250% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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