same $100k income, fresh start from New Orleans
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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 New Orleans
Not a fortune, but real money. Gainesville runs cheaper than New Orleans month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
2% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,688/mo
$217 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
22% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
350k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
New Orleans edges ahead with 235 pleasant days.
97% fewer events than New Orleans. The pace eases up.
63/100
15% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
7% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
5
87% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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