with $100k coming in, swapping out of Greensboro

change
Cleveland, OH cityscape

instead of greensboro

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.

metro2.2M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$52

below Greensboro's monthly cost

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

1% cheaper than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$43/mo less in state tax than Greensboro

vs 4.5% in Greensboro

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$52 more than Greensboro

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

04a house here

$252k

7% cheaper than Greensboro

vs $269k in Greensboro

05metro size

2.2M

vs 790k in Greensboro

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Greensboro has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 27 days below 20° vs Greensboro's 6.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than Greensboro.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

17% higher than Greensboro

vs 54/100 in Greensboro

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

·walk score®

96/100

9% higher than Greensboro

vs 88/100 in Greensboro

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

300% more than Greensboro

vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro

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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