$100k a year, no longer in Santa Rosa

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Cleveland, OH cityscape

if you left santa rosa

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

$1,621

less monthly outlay than Santa Rosa

Cleveland is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

45% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$442/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa

vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$1,621 more than Santa Rosa

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

04a house here

$252k

69% cheaper than Santa Rosa

vs $817k in Santa Rosa

05metro size

2.2M

vs 482k in Santa Rosa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Santa Rosa has the edge here, logging 254 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Santa Rosa.

88.0× the events of Santa Rosa, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

9% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa

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

·walk score®

96/100

2% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

1300% more than Santa Rosa

vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa

04 · see also

if cleveland appeals, also worth a look:

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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