$100k a year, no longer in Charleston
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
less monthly outlay than Charleston
Move to Gainesville and the monthly math gets easier. Charleston's rent is the headline; Gainesville's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
17% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,688/mo
$883 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
27% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
350k
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Charleston actually gets more: 212 pleasant days a year.
Charleston hosts 13.7× more events.
63/100
6% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
1% lower than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
5
75% fewer than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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