$100k salary, packing up from Clarksville

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Springfield, MO cityscape

if you left clarksville

Springfield

mo · metro 491k

a dispatch from

springfield

MO

37.21°N

93.29°W

Springfield is the birthplace of Route 66 (the road was officially named in a meeting here in 1926), Bass Pro Shops' world headquarters, and the gateway to the Ozarks. Wonders of Wildlife (next to the Bass Pro store) is genuinely one of the best aquariums in America. The city itself is friendly, affordable, and surprisingly leafy. Branson is 30 miles south for the lake-and-show experience.

metro491k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$303

more each month than Clarksville ran you

Springfield runs a little pricier than Clarksville. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the springfield entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,249/mo

7% cheaper than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

4.7%

$392/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,693/mo

$303 less than Clarksville

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

04a house here

$268k

9% cheaper than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

491k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

170

pleasant days a year, in springfield.

Clarksville edges ahead with 173 pleasant days.

A real upgrade on things to do: 8.0× Clarksville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

2% lower than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

Closest outdoor draw: Bennett Spring State Park, 41.7 mi.

·walk score®

89/100

7% higher than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

9

81% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

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