on $100k a year, leaving Myrtle Beach
changea dispatch from
fort wayne
IN
41.08°N
85.14°W
Fort Wayne sits where three rivers meet (the St. Joseph, the St. Marys, and the Maumee), and the riverfront has been transforming into a real public space. The Children's Zoo is consistently ranked among the country's best. It's the second-largest city in Indiana, with the friendly small-town feel still intact. Cheap, easy, and quietly improving.
in our guides
the verdict
under Myrtle Beach, every month
Fort Wayne is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,187/mo
31% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
3%
$292/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,896/mo
$831 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$254k
30% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
458k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
161
pleasant days a year, in fort wayne.
Myrtle Beach actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 38 days below 20° here, 0 in Myrtle Beach.
About as much going on as in Myrtle Beach.
46/100
21% lower than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O' Lakes State Park, 20.3 mi.
90/100
64% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
10
57% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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