with $100k coming in, swapping out of Roanoke
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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cheaper each month than Roanoke
Cost barely budges between Cleveland and Roanoke. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
3% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
3.99%
$147/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,582/mo
$110 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
15% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
2.2M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Roanoke edges ahead with 179 pleasant days.
7.3× the events of Roanoke, and the calendar shows it.
63/100
9% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
2% higher than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
56
522% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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