with $100k coming in, swapping out of Louisville
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 Louisville
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Gainesville is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
20% more expensive than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,688/mo
$98 more than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
12% more expensive than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
350k
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Louisville only logs 181 pleasant days.
Louisville hosts 30.7× more events.
63/100
17% higher than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
3% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
5
77% fewer than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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