$100k a year, no longer in Raleigh
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
under Raleigh, every month
Gainesville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
1% cheaper than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,688/mo
$393 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
28% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
350k
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Raleigh only manages 201 of those.
Lighter on events: Raleigh packs 15.7× more into a month.
63/100
9% higher than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
6% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
5
87% fewer than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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