$100k salary, packing up from Jacksonville
changea dispatch from
indianapolis
IN
39.77°N
86.16°W
Indianapolis circles its downtown with a literal loop (the Mile Square) and hosts the Indy 500 every Memorial Day weekend like clockwork. Basketball is woven into the state DNA (Hoosiers, the movie, is essentially a documentary). The Cultural Trail connects six districts on bike-friendly paths through the heart of downtown. The food scene has quietly leveled up.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Jacksonville ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Indianapolis is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,511/mo
10% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,572/mo
$82 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$296k
17% cheaper than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
2.1M
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in indianapolis.
Jacksonville edges ahead with 198 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 30 days under 20°, vs 0 in Jacksonville.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.7× more on the calendar than Jacksonville.
62/100
3% lower than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Brown County State Park, 43.5 mi.
99/100
6% higher than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
35
35% more than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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