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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.

metro2.2M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$186

cheaper each month than Orlando

Cleveland and Orlando land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

27% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Orlando

vs 0% in Orlando

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$186 more than Orlando

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

04a house here

$252k

37% cheaper than Orlando

vs $402k in Orlando

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.8M in Orlando

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Orlando actually gets more: 216 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Orlando.

44% fewer events than Orlando. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

2% higher than Orlando

vs 62/100 in Orlando

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

·walk score®

96/100

1% lower than Orlando

vs 97/100 in Orlando

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

62% fewer than Orlando

vs 146 nonstops in Orlando

04 · see also

same energy as cleveland, different zip code:

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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