on $100k a year, leaving Honolulu
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
under Honolulu, every month
Gainesville sits well below Honolulu on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
42% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
0%
$917/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,688/mo
$2,114 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
70% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
350k
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Honolulu has the edge here, logging 316 pleasant days a year.
97% fewer events than Honolulu. The pace eases up.
63/100
15% higher than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
8% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
5
90% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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