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Cleveland, OH cityscape

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Cleveland

oh · metro 2.2M

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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

$72

pricier each month than Jacksonville

A small premium for Cleveland. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

15% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville

vs 0% in Jacksonville

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$72 less than Jacksonville

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

04a house here

$252k

30% cheaper than Jacksonville

vs $358k in Jacksonville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 1.7M in Jacksonville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Jacksonville has the edge here, logging 198 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 27 days below 20° vs Jacksonville's 0.

69% more happening than in Jacksonville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

2% lower than Jacksonville

vs 64/100 in Jacksonville

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

·walk score®

96/100

3% higher than Jacksonville

vs 93/100 in Jacksonville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

115% more than Jacksonville

vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville

04 · see also

neighbors of cleveland on the map of tradeoffs:

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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