on $100k a year, leaving Shreveport
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
pricier each month than Shreveport
A small premium for Gainesville. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
26% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,688/mo
$87 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
80% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
350k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Shreveport only manages 159 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.0× Shreveport's pace.
63/100
13% higher than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
78% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
5
0% fewer than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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