on $100k a year, leaving Seattle
changea 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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under Seattle, every month
Cleveland gives you room Seattle doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
35% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,582/mo
$442 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
68% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
2.2M
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Seattle gets 182 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 27 days under 20°, vs 0 in Seattle.
65% fewer events than Seattle. The pace eases up.
63/100
32% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
56
38% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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