with $100k coming in, swapping out of Portland
changea 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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below Portland's monthly cost
Cleveland is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
38% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
3.99%
$292/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,582/mo
$1,159 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
54% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
2.2M
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Portland barely cracks 145 pleasant ones.
2.8× the events of Portland, and the calendar shows it.
63/100
11% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
56
2700% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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