$100k salary, packing up from Wilmington
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
below Wilmington's monthly cost
The gap is real. Gainesville costs noticeably less than Wilmington, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
2% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,688/mo
$405 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
29% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
350k
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Wilmington has the edge here, logging 235 pleasant days a year.
85% fewer events than Wilmington. The pace eases up.
63/100
17% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
36% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
5
0% fewer than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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