on $100k a year, leaving Gainesville

Dayton, OH cityscape

next stop after gainesville

Dayton

oh · metro 808k

photo: Michael Bowman / unsplash

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Affordable alternatives to Boise

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$8

pricier each month than Gainesville

Barely costlier than Gainesville. If Dayton pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.

landable, recorded on the dayton entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,321/mo

20% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Gainesville

vs 0% in Gainesville

03after rent

$6,680/mo

$8 less than Gainesville

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

04a house here

$139k

56% cheaper than Gainesville

vs $317k in Gainesville

05metro size

808k

vs 350k in Gainesville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dayton.

Gainesville gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 34 days under 20°, vs 0 in Gainesville.

A month here packs 4.7× the events of Gainesville.

on a typical month

·outdoorscore

62/100

2% lower than Gainesville

vs 63/100 in Gainesville

Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.

·walk score®

89/100

2% lower than Gainesville

vs 91/100 in Gainesville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

16

220% more than Gainesville

vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville

04 · see also

neighbors of dayton on the map of tradeoffs:

see also

akron

$62/mo cheaper

see also

toledo

$124/mo cheaper

see also

buffalo

better park access

compare dayton with:

Akron Toledo Buffalo