$100k a year, no longer in Fort Wayne
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 Fort Wayne ran you
Milwaukee costs more than Fort Wayne, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
27% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
6.27%
$273/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,307/mo
$589 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
55% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
1.6M
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Fort Wayne gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 62 days under 20°, vs 38 in Fort Wayne.
A month here packs 3.3× the events of Fort Wayne.
61/100
33% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
9% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
30
200% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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