on $100k a year, leaving Reading
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 Reading ran you
Milwaukee costs more than Reading, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
2% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
6.27%
$267/mo more in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,307/mo
$293 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
27% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
1.6M
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Reading gets 157 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 62 days drop below 20° vs Reading's 32.
2.4× the events of Reading, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
6% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
15% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
30
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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