$100k a year, no longer in Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia
Gainesville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
12% cheaper than Philadelphia(vs $1,869/mo)
0%
$568/mo less in state tax than Philadelphia
vs 6.82% in Philadelphia
$6,688/mo
$792 more than Philadelphia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
19% cheaper than Philadelphia
vs $393k in Philadelphia
350k
vs 6.2M in Philadelphia
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Philadelphia only logs 173 pleasant days.
Philadelphia hosts 61.7× more events.
63/100
9% lower than Philadelphia
vs 69/100 in Philadelphia
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
9% lower than Philadelphia
vs 100/100 in Philadelphia
5
96% fewer than Philadelphia
vs 122 nonstops in Philadelphia
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