$100k a year, no longer in Springfield
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 Springfield
Gainesville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
14% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,688/mo
$684 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
15% cheaper than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
350k
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Springfield only manages 147 of those.
50% fewer events than Springfield. The pace eases up.
63/100
5% lower than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
5% higher than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
5
81% fewer than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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