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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

$39

lighter monthly cost than Huntsville

On paper, Cleveland and Huntsville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

3% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$84/mo less in state tax than Huntsville

vs 5% in Huntsville

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$39 more than Huntsville

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

04a house here

$252k

20% cheaper than Huntsville

vs $316k in Huntsville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 527k in Huntsville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Huntsville actually gets more: 177 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 6 in Huntsville.

A month here packs 2.8× the events of Huntsville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

9% higher than Huntsville

vs 58/100 in Huntsville

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

·walk score®

96/100

37% higher than Huntsville

vs 70/100 in Huntsville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

522% more than Huntsville

vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville

04 · see also

cities that play in cleveland's register:

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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