$100k a year, no longer in San Luis Obispo
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 San Luis Obispo
Gainesville runs on a fraction of San Luis Obispo's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
47% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,688/mo
$2,225 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
66% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
350k
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
San Luis Obispo actually gets more: 303 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: San Luis Obispo stays 3.3× busier.
63/100
7% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
7% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
5
67% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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