$100k a year, no longer in Fayetteville

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Orlando, FL cityscape

if you left fayetteville

Orlando

fl · metro 2.8M

a dispatch from

orlando

FL

28.54°N

81.38°W

Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.

metro2.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$35

under Fayetteville, every month

Cost barely budges between Orlando and Fayetteville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the orlando entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,937/mo

21% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.4% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,396/mo

$35 more than Fayetteville

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$402k

10% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $367k in Fayetteville

05metro size

2.8M

vs 590k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

216

pleasant days a year, in orlando.

Fayetteville only manages 170 of those.

A real upgrade on things to do: 19.5× Fayetteville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

3% lower than Fayetteville

vs 64/100 in Fayetteville

Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

18% higher than Fayetteville

vs 82/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

146

943% more than Fayetteville

vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

neighbors of orlando on the map of tradeoffs: