on $100k a year, leaving Boise
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 Boise
Gainesville gives you room Boise doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
8% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
0%
$483/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,688/mo
$632 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
35% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
350k
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Boise only manages 166 of those.
Noticeably quieter than Boise. About 92% fewer events on a typical month.
63/100
23% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
5% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
5
69% fewer than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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