with $100k coming in, swapping out of Chattanooga

change
Dayton, OH cityscape

instead of chattanooga

Dayton

oh · metro 808k

photo: Michael Bowman / unsplash

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$129

the monthly cost of moving past Chattanooga

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Dayton is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the dayton entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,321/mo

13% cheaper than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga

vs 0% in Chattanooga

03after rent

$6,680/mo

$129 less than Chattanooga

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

04a house here

$139k

57% cheaper than Chattanooga

vs $322k in Chattanooga

05metro size

808k

vs 580k in Chattanooga

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dayton.

Chattanooga barely cracks 167 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 34 days under 20°, vs 5 in Chattanooga.

But the calendar thins out: Chattanooga stays 1.6× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

10% lower than Chattanooga

vs 69/100 in Chattanooga

Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.

·walk score®

89/100

9% higher than Chattanooga

vs 82/100 in Chattanooga

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

16

100% more than Chattanooga

vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as dayton:

see also

akron

$62/mo cheaper

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see also

toledo

$124/mo cheaper

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see also

buffalo

better park access

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compare dayton with:

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