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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

$20

pricier each month than Knoxville

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Cleveland is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

18% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Knoxville

vs 0% in Knoxville

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$20 less than Knoxville

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

04a house here

$252k

31% cheaper than Knoxville

vs $364k in Knoxville

05metro size

2.2M

vs 947k in Knoxville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Knoxville edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 9 in Knoxville.

2.1× the events of Knoxville, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

9% lower than Knoxville

vs 69/100 in Knoxville

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

·walk score®

96/100

35% higher than Knoxville

vs 71/100 in Knoxville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

229% more than Knoxville

vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville

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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