$100k salary, packing up from El Paso
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.
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the verdict
the monthly premium over El Paso
A small premium for Gainesville. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
12% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
0%
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,688/mo
$172 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
37% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
350k
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
El Paso actually gets more: 222 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: El Paso packs 10.0× more into a month.
63/100
3% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
2% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
5
62% fewer than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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