with $100k coming in, swapping out of Port St. Lucie

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swapping out of port st. lucie

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

$580

cheaper each month than Port St. Lucie

You'd feel the difference in Cleveland. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Port St. Lucie.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

39% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$580 more than Port St. Lucie

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

04a house here

$252k

37% cheaper than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

2.2M

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Port St. Lucie edges ahead with 246 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 27 days drop below 20° vs Port St. Lucie's 0.

·outdoorscore

63/100

26% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

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

·walk score®

96/100

860% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

143% more than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as cleveland:

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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