$100k salary, packing up from Richmond
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
below Richmond's monthly cost
The gap is real. Gainesville costs noticeably less than Richmond, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
3% cheaper than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,688/mo
$525 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
20% cheaper than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
350k
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Richmond only manages 172 of those.
95% fewer events than Richmond. The pace eases up.
63/100
3% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
32% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
5
74% fewer than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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