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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

$370

cheaper each month than Sarasota

You'd feel the difference in Cleveland. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Sarasota.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

33% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Sarasota

vs 0% in Sarasota

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$370 more than Sarasota

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

04a house here

$252k

40% cheaper than Sarasota

vs $423k in Sarasota

05metro size

2.2M

vs 262k in Sarasota

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Sarasota edges ahead with 249 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 0 in Sarasota.

A real upgrade on things to do: 29.3× Sarasota's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

7% higher than Sarasota

vs 59/100 in Sarasota

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

·walk score®

96/100

0% lower than Sarasota

vs 96/100 in Sarasota

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

833% more than Sarasota

vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota

04 · see also

neighbors of cleveland on the map of tradeoffs:

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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