with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Diego
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
below San Diego's monthly cost
Lakeland sits well below San Diego on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,834/mo
37% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,499/mo
$1,831 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$301k
70% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
818k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in lakeland.
San Diego edges ahead with 332 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: San Diego stays 14.5× busier.
48/100
36% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Alafia River State Park, 23 mi.
66/100
33% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
68
24% more than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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