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Cleveland, OH cityscape

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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

$586

under Fort Collins, every month

Cleveland is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

28% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$34/mo less in state tax than Fort Collins

vs 4.4% in Fort Collins

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$586 more than Fort Collins

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

04a house here

$252k

56% cheaper than Fort Collins

vs $572k in Fort Collins

05metro size

2.2M

vs 371k in Fort Collins

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Fort Collins gets 177 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

A real upgrade on things to do: 88.0× Fort Collins's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

9% lower than Fort Collins

vs 69/100 in Fort Collins

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

·walk score®

96/100

12% higher than Fort Collins

vs 86/100 in Fort Collins

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

67% fewer than Fort Collins

vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins

04 · see also

same energy as cleveland, different zip code:

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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