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Cleveland, OH cityscape

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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

$1,914

cheaper each month than San Diego

Move to Cleveland and the monthly math gets easier. San Diego'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

51% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than San Diego

vs 9.3% in San Diego

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$1,914 more than San Diego

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

04a house here

$252k

75% cheaper than San Diego

vs $1010k in San Diego

05metro size

2.2M

vs 3.3M in San Diego

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in San Diego.

Lighter on events: San Diego packs 2.0× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

16% lower than San Diego

vs 75/100 in San Diego

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

·walk score®

96/100

3% lower than San Diego

vs 99/100 in San Diego

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

2% more than San Diego

vs 55 nonstops in San Diego

04 · see also

same energy as cleveland, different zip code:

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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