on $100k a year, leaving New Haven

change
Orlando, FL cityscape

if you left new haven

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

$610

under New Haven, every month

Orlando gives you room New Haven doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the orlando entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,937/mo

7% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$458/mo less in state tax than New Haven

vs 5.5% in New Haven

03after rent

$6,396/mo

$610 more than New Haven

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

04a house here

$402k

5% cheaper than New Haven

vs $424k in New Haven

05metro size

2.8M

vs 568k in New Haven

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

216

pleasant days a year, in orlando.

New Haven barely cracks 155 pleasant ones.

767% more happening than in New Haven.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

7% lower than New Haven

vs 67/100 in New Haven

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

·walk score®

97/100

1% higher than New Haven

vs 96/100 in New Haven

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

146

14500% more than New Haven

vs 1 nonstops in New Haven

04 · see also

if orlando appeals, also worth a look: