on $100k a year, leaving Fayetteville

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Cleveland, OH cityscape

instead of fayetteville

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

$101

lighter monthly cost than Fayetteville

Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Cleveland is everything that isn't rent.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

4% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.5% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$101 more than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$252k

2% cheaper than Fayetteville

vs $258k in Fayetteville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 392k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Fayetteville has the edge here, logging 193 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 3 in Fayetteville.

A real upgrade on things to do: 5.9× Fayetteville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

24% higher than Fayetteville

vs 51/100 in Fayetteville

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

·walk score®

96/100

26% higher than Fayetteville

vs 76/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

1300% more than Fayetteville

vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

if cleveland appeals, also worth a look:

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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