with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tallahassee

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Dayton, OH cityscape

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Dayton

oh · metro 808k

photo: Michael Bowman / unsplash

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$126

the monthly cost of moving past Tallahassee

Barely costlier than Tallahassee. 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

13% 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

$6,680/mo

$126 less than Tallahassee

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

04a house here

$139k

52% cheaper than Tallahassee

vs $289k in Tallahassee

05metro size

808k

vs 393k in Tallahassee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dayton.

Tallahassee gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 34 days drop below 20° vs Tallahassee's 0.

A month here packs 7.0× the events of Tallahassee.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

7% higher than Tallahassee

vs 58/100 in Tallahassee

Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.

·walk score®

89/100

16% higher than Tallahassee

vs 77/100 in Tallahassee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

16

129% more than Tallahassee

vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee

04 · see also

cities that play in dayton's register:

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akron

$62/mo cheaper

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toledo

$124/mo cheaper

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see also

buffalo

better park access

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