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Cleveland, OH cityscape

swapping out of sacramento

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

$1,250

lighter monthly cost than Sacramento

In Cleveland, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

36% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than Sacramento

vs 9.3% in Sacramento

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$1,250 more than Sacramento

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

04a house here

$252k

57% cheaper than Sacramento

vs $589k in Sacramento

05metro size

2.2M

vs 2.4M in Sacramento

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Sacramento has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Sacramento.

A similar weekend lineup to Sacramento.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

16% lower than Sacramento

vs 75/100 in Sacramento

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

·walk score®

96/100

2% lower than Sacramento

vs 98/100 in Sacramento

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

100% more than Sacramento

vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento

04 · see also

cities that play in cleveland's register:

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st. louis

better park access

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kansas city

better weather

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see also

pittsburgh

$23/mo cheaper

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