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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

$341

less monthly outlay than Greenville

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

9% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$209/mo less in state tax than Greenville

vs 6.5% in Greenville

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$341 more than Greenville

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

04a house here

$252k

19% cheaper than Greenville

vs $311k in Greenville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 975k in Greenville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Greenville actually gets more: 202 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 5 in Greenville.

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

63/100

9% lower than Greenville

vs 69/100 in Greenville

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

·walk score®

96/100

14% higher than Greenville

vs 84/100 in Greenville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

180% more than Greenville

vs 20 nonstops in Greenville

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as cleveland:

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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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