$100k salary, packing up from Kingsport

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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

$368

the monthly cost of moving past Kingsport

Cleveland costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

3% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Kingsport

vs 0% in Kingsport

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$368 less than Kingsport

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

04a house here

$252k

3% more expensive than Kingsport

vs $244k in Kingsport

05metro size

2.2M

vs 312k in Kingsport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Kingsport has the edge here, logging 188 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 11.0× more on the calendar than Kingsport.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

7% higher than Kingsport

vs 59/100 in Kingsport

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

·walk score®

96/100

30% higher than Kingsport

vs 74/100 in Kingsport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

1300% more than Kingsport

vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport

04 · see also

if cleveland appeals, also worth a look:

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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