$100k salary, packing up from Dayton
changea dispatch from
milwaukee
WI
43.04°N
87.91°W
Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.
the verdict
more each month than Dayton ran you
Milwaukee costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
14% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
6.27%
$190/mo more in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,307/mo
$373 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
184% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
1.6M
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Dayton has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 62 days stay under 20°, well past Dayton's 34.
400% more happening than in Dayton.
61/100
2% lower than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
10% higher than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
30
88% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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