same $100k income, fresh start from Ocala
changea dispatch from
reno
NV
39.53°N
119.81°W
Reno calls itself the Biggest Little City in the World and means it: casinos and neon, sure, but also a quietly cool downtown, a strong outdoor culture (Tahoe is 45 minutes south), and the Truckee River running right through the middle of everything. The University of Nevada keeps things young. Burning Man buses depart from here every August. Sunnier and drier than people expect.
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more each month than Ocala ran you
Reno costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
18% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Ocala
$6,425/mo
$292 less than Ocala
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
108% more expensive than Ocala
vs $277k in Ocala
565k
vs 410k in Ocala
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Ocala has the edge here, logging 208 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 28 days below 20° vs Ocala's 0.
A month here packs 103.0× the events of Ocala.
71/100
15% higher than Ocala
vs 62/100 in Ocala
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
51% higher than Ocala
vs 63/100 in Ocala
13
160% more than Ocala
vs 5 nonstops in Ocala
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