with $100k coming in, swapping out of Colorado Springs
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 Colorado Springs's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Gainesville. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Colorado Springs.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
5% cheaper than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs
vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs
$6,688/mo
$454 more than Colorado Springs
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
32% cheaper than Colorado Springs
vs $463k in Colorado Springs
350k
vs 769k in Colorado Springs
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Colorado Springs only logs 184 pleasant days.
Colorado Springs hosts 14.3× more events.
63/100
11% lower than Colorado Springs
vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
14% higher than Colorado Springs
vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs
5
55% fewer than Colorado Springs
vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs
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