$100k salary, packing up from Spartanburg
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
the monthly premium over Spartanburg
Barely costlier than Spartanburg. If Milwaukee pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
5% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
6.27%
$19/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,307/mo
$51 less than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
42% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
1.6M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Spartanburg gets 191 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 62 days drop below 20° vs Spartanburg's 4.
4.7× the events of Spartanburg, and the calendar shows it.
61/100
10% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
27% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
30
50% more than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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