$100k a year, no longer in Lexington
changea 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.
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more each month than Lexington ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Orlando is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,937/mo
30% more expensive than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,396/mo
$74 less than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$402k
24% more expensive than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
2.8M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
216
pleasant days a year, in orlando.
Lexington barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.7× Lexington's pace.
62/100
3% higher than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.
97/100
10% higher than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
146
1023% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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