on $100k a year, leaving Columbus
changea dispatch from
lakeland
FL
28.04°N
81.95°W
Lakeland has the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world, on the Florida Southern College campus (designed in the 1940s, all skylights and copper). The city sits between Tampa and Orlando, with actual swans patrolling its namesake downtown lake (the city even has a swan management program). Publix is headquartered here, which Floridians treat as a point of pride.
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Columbus
On paper, Lakeland and Columbus are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,834/mo
21% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,499/mo
$9 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$301k
14% cheaper than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
818k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in lakeland.
Columbus only logs 171 pleasant days.
90% fewer events than Columbus. The pace eases up.
48/100
16% lower than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
Closest outdoor draw: Alafia River State Park, 23 mi.
66/100
22% lower than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
68
113% more than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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