same $100k income, fresh start from Tampa
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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cheaper each month than Tampa
Not a fortune, but real money. Cleveland runs cheaper than Tampa month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
29% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,582/mo
$245 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
33% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
2.2M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Tampa has the edge here, logging 243 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 27 days below 20° here, 0 in Tampa.
1.8× the events of Tampa, and the calendar shows it.
63/100
2% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
4% higher than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
56
18% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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