$100k a year, no longer in Salinas
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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under Salinas, every month
Move to Cleveland and the monthly math gets easier. Salinas's rent is the headline; Cleveland's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
50% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,582/mo
$1,837 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
71% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
2.2M
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Salinas has the edge here, logging 335 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Salinas.
63/100
11% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
22% higher than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
56
833% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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