same $100k income, fresh start from Little Rock
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
more expensive each month than Little Rock
A small premium for Gainesville. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
36% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,688/mo
$70 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
39% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
350k
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Little Rock keeps to 163 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Little Rock packs 4.3× more into a month.
63/100
17% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
86% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
5
71% fewer than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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