on $100k a year, leaving St. Louis
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 St. Louis ran you
You'd pay for Milwaukee. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
7% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
6.27%
$131/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,307/mo
$224 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
43% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
1.6M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
St. Louis actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 62 days below 20°, vs 22 in St. Louis.
Comparable to St. Louis for events and concerts.
61/100
10% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
13% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
30
50% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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