on $100k a year, leaving Anchorage
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
lighter monthly cost than Anchorage
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Gainesville is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
4% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,688/mo
$68 more than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
28% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
350k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Anchorage only logs 93 pleasant days.
63/100
7% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
15% higher than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
5
85% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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