on $100k a year, leaving St. Louis
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 St. Louis, every month
Cleveland and St. Louis land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
1% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
3.99%
$59/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,582/mo
$51 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
9% cheaper than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
2.2M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
St. Louis edges ahead with 174 pleasant days.
On par with St. Louis for events and shows.
63/100
7% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
10% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
56
7% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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