with $100k coming in, swapping out of Houston

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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

$141

the monthly premium over Houston

Barely costlier than Houston. If Cleveland pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

12% cheaper than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Houston

vs 0% in Houston

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$141 less than Houston

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

04a house here

$252k

19% cheaper than Houston

vs $311k in Houston

05metro size

2.2M

vs 7.5M in Houston

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Houston gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 1 in Houston.

Lighter on events: Houston packs 2.4× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

15% higher than Houston

vs 55/100 in Houston

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

·walk score®

96/100

25% higher than Houston

vs 77/100 in Houston

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

68% fewer than Houston

vs 176 nonstops in Houston

04 · see also

neighbors of cleveland on the map of tradeoffs:

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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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