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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

$106

more expensive each month than Gainesville

Cleveland edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

14% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Gainesville

vs 0% in Gainesville

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$106 less than Gainesville

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

04a house here

$252k

20% cheaper than Gainesville

vs $317k in Gainesville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 350k in Gainesville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Gainesville has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Gainesville.

A month here packs 29.3× the events of Gainesville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

0% lower than Gainesville

vs 63/100 in Gainesville

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

·walk score®

96/100

5% higher than Gainesville

vs 91/100 in Gainesville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

1020% more than Gainesville

vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville

04 · see also

same energy as cleveland, different zip code:

see also

st. louis

better park access

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kansas city

better weather

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see also

pittsburgh

$23/mo cheaper

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