on $100k a year, leaving Orlando
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 Orlando
Gainesville gives you room Orlando doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
15% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,688/mo
$292 more than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
21% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
350k
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Orlando has the edge here, logging 216 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Orlando packs 52.0× more into a month.
63/100
2% higher than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
6% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
5
97% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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