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Cleveland, OH cityscape

swapping out of salisbury

Cleveland

oh · metro 2.2M

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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

$831

lighter monthly cost than Salisbury

Move to Cleveland and the monthly math gets easier. Salisbury's rent is the headline; Cleveland's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

25% cheaper than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$351/mo less in state tax than Salisbury

vs 8.2% in Salisbury

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$831 more than Salisbury

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

04a house here

$252k

40% cheaper than Salisbury

vs $420k in Salisbury

05metro size

2.2M

vs 130k in Salisbury

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Salisbury has the edge here, logging 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 10 in Salisbury.

A month here packs 7.3× the events of Salisbury.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

19% higher than Salisbury

vs 53/100 in Salisbury

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

·walk score®

96/100

17% higher than Salisbury

vs 82/100 in Salisbury

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

2700% more than Salisbury

vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury

04 · see also

cities that play in cleveland's register:

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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