on $100k a year, leaving Tampa
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
lighter monthly cost than Tampa
Gainesville gives you room Tampa doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
18% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,688/mo
$351 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
15% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
350k
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Tampa has the edge here, logging 243 pleasant days a year.
Tampa hosts 16.0× more events.
63/100
2% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
1% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
5
93% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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