same $100k income, fresh start from Myrtle Beach
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
cheaper each month than Myrtle Beach
Not a fortune, but real money. Gainesville runs cheaper than Myrtle Beach month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
5% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,688/mo
$623 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
12% cheaper than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
350k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Myrtle Beach actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Myrtle Beach packs 7.7× more into a month.
63/100
9% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
65% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
5
78% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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