same $100k income, fresh start from Fayetteville
changea dispatch from
springfield
MA
42.10°N
72.59°W
Springfield is where basketball was invented in 1891 (the Basketball Hall of Fame is right here), and where Dr. Seuss grew up (there's a sculpture garden downtown). The city's old industrial buildings are slowly coming back, and the surrounding Pioneer Valley is one of the prettiest stretches in New England. UMass is just up the road. Quieter than Boston, much cheaper.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Fayetteville ran you
Springfield costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,913/mo
19% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
5%
$50/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,004/mo
$357 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$373k
1% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
460k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in springfield.
Fayetteville actually gets more: 170 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 47 days below 20° here, 14 in Fayetteville.
About as much going on as in Fayetteville.
66/100
3% higher than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: New England National Scenic Trail, 13.7 mi.
87/100
6% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
26
86% more than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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