$100k salary, packing up from Fayetteville

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Cleveland, OH cityscape

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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

$221

below Fayetteville's monthly cost

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

12% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$34/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.4% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$221 more than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$252k

31% cheaper than Fayetteville

vs $367k in Fayetteville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 590k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Fayetteville actually gets more: 170 pleasant days a year.

11.0× the events of Fayetteville, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

2% lower than Fayetteville

vs 64/100 in Fayetteville

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

·walk score®

96/100

17% higher than Fayetteville

vs 82/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

300% more than Fayetteville

vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

cities that play in cleveland's register:

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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