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Cleveland, OH cityscape

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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

$2,170

below San Francisco's monthly cost

Cleveland runs on a fraction of San Francisco's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

55% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than San Francisco

vs 9.3% in San Francisco

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$2,170 more than San Francisco

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

04a house here

$252k

80% cheaper than San Francisco

vs $1239k in San Francisco

05metro size

2.2M

vs 4.6M in San Francisco

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

San Francisco actually gets more: 312 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in San Francisco.

66% fewer events than San Francisco. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

24% lower than San Francisco

vs 83/100 in San Francisco

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

·walk score®

96/100

3% lower than San Francisco

vs 99/100 in San Francisco

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

50% fewer than San Francisco

vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as cleveland:

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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