on $100k a year, leaving San Luis Obispo
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
under San Luis Obispo, every month
Move to Lakeland and the monthly math gets easier. San Luis Obispo's rent is the headline; Lakeland's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,834/mo
41% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,499/mo
$2,036 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$301k
68% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
818k
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in lakeland.
San Luis Obispo edges ahead with 303 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with San Luis Obispo.
48/100
29% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Alafia River State Park, 23 mi.
66/100
33% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
68
2167% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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