$100k salary, packing up from Santa Rosa
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 Santa Rosa's monthly cost
Lakeland sits well below Santa Rosa on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,834/mo
29% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,499/mo
$1,538 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$301k
63% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
818k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in lakeland.
Santa Rosa gets 254 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 12.0× the events of Santa Rosa.
48/100
30% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Alafia River State Park, 23 mi.
66/100
33% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
68
1600% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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