on $100k a year, leaving Albuquerque
changea dispatch from
gainesville
FL
29.65°N
82.32°W
Gainesville is the University of Florida, the Gators, and a college town with serious natural assets: 30+ named springs within an hour's drive, including Ginnie, Devil's Den, and Ichetucknee for tubing. The food scene is solid and cheap (it's still a college town), and downtown's grown up with breweries and music venues. Surrounded by oak forests and prairie. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start here.
in our guides
the verdict
below Albuquerque's monthly cost
Gainesville gives you room Albuquerque doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
10% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
0%
$492/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,688/mo
$335 more than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
10% cheaper than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
350k
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Albuquerque only manages 205 of those.
Lighter on events: Albuquerque packs 14.0× more into a month.
63/100
22% lower than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
3% lower than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
5
78% fewer than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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