same $100k income, fresh start from Springfield
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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 Springfield
A small premium for Gainesville. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
32% more expensive than Springfield(vs $1,249/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 4.7% in Springfield
$6,688/mo
$5 less than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
18% more expensive than Springfield
vs $268k in Springfield
350k
vs 491k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Springfield keeps to 170 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Springfield. About 81% fewer events on a typical month.
63/100
26% higher than Springfield
vs 50/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
2% higher than Springfield
vs 89/100 in Springfield
5
44% fewer than Springfield
vs 9 nonstops in Springfield
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