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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

$193

the monthly premium over Shreveport

Cleveland edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

8% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$82/mo more in state tax than Shreveport

vs 3% in Shreveport

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$193 less than Shreveport

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

04a house here

$252k

43% more expensive than Shreveport

vs $176k in Shreveport

05metro size

2.2M

vs 383k in Shreveport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Shreveport only manages 159 of those. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 2 in Shreveport.

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

63/100

13% higher than Shreveport

vs 56/100 in Shreveport

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

·walk score®

96/100

88% higher than Shreveport

vs 51/100 in Shreveport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

1020% more than Shreveport

vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport

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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compare cleveland with:

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