$100k salary, packing up from Fort Wayne

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Orlando, FL cityscape

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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

$500

the monthly cost of moving past Fort Wayne

You'd pay for Orlando. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the orlando entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,937/mo

63% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$250/mo less in state tax than Fort Wayne

vs 3% in Fort Wayne

03after rent

$6,396/mo

$500 less than Fort Wayne

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

04a house here

$402k

59% more expensive than Fort Wayne

vs $254k in Fort Wayne

05metro size

2.8M

vs 458k in Fort Wayne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

216

pleasant days a year, in orlando.

Fort Wayne keeps to 161 pleasant days a year.

643% more happening than in Fort Wayne.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

35% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne

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

·walk score®

97/100

8% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

146

1360% more than Fort Wayne

vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne

04 · see also

same energy as orlando, different zip code: