$100k salary, packing up from St. Louis
changea dispatch from
naples
FL
26.14°N
81.80°W
Naples brings wealthy retirees to the Gulf coast for genuinely some of the prettiest beaches in Florida, and the sunsets at the pier are a community ritual (everyone gathers, no one talks). The downtown along Fifth Avenue is pastel and breezy. Mercato has the upscale restaurants. The Everglades' western edge starts just south of town. Affluent, sunny, and quieter than the east-coast Florida cities.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past St. Louis
Naples doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Naples is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,719/mo
93% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$5,614/mo
$917 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$679k
145% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
404k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
261
pleasant days a year, in naples.
St. Louis only logs 174 pleasant days.
Lighter on events: St. Louis packs Infinity× more into a month.
58/100
15% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Collier-Seminole State Park, 17.4 mi.
81/100
7% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
34
43% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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