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Cleveland

oh · metro 2.2M

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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

$224

more each month than Tallahassee ran you

You'd pay for Cleveland. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the cleveland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,419/mo

7% cheaper than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee

vs 0% in Tallahassee

03after rent

$6,582/mo

$224 less than Tallahassee

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

04a house here

$252k

13% cheaper than Tallahassee

vs $289k in Tallahassee

05metro size

2.2M

vs 393k in Tallahassee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in cleveland.

Tallahassee actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Tallahassee.

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

63/100

9% higher than Tallahassee

vs 58/100 in Tallahassee

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

·walk score®

96/100

25% higher than Tallahassee

vs 77/100 in Tallahassee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

56

700% more than Tallahassee

vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as cleveland:

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st. louis

better park access

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kansas city

better weather

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see also

pittsburgh

$23/mo cheaper

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