$100k salary, packing up from Hartford
changea 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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less monthly outlay than Hartford
The gap is real. Cleveland costs noticeably less than Hartford, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
27% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
3.99%
$126/mo less in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$6,582/mo
$638 more than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
39% cheaper than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
2.2M
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Hartford only manages 148 of those.
A month here packs 3.0× the events of Hartford.
63/100
6% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
5% higher than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
56
115% more than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
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