on $100k a year, leaving Madison
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
lighter monthly cost than Madison
Gainesville gives you room Madison doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
2% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
0%
$523/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,688/mo
$550 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
32% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
350k
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Madison keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Madison stays 13.3× busier.
63/100
6% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
3% higher than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
5
55% fewer than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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