$100k a year, no longer in Gainesville
changea dispatch from
washington
DC
38.91°N
77.04°W
Washington DC is power dressed in seersucker. The monuments glow at night, the Smithsonian museums are all free (yes, all of them), and the cherry blossoms in April make even cynical lobbyists pause for a selfie. It's one of the most international cities in America (embassies from everywhere), with food scenes to match. The vibe shifts every four years and the architecture stays magnificent through all of it.
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more each month than Gainesville ran you
Washington costs noticeably more than Gainesville. You'd be paying for Washington itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,352/mo
43% more expensive than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
8.5%
$708/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$5,273/mo
$1,415 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$626k
98% more expensive than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
6.3M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
177
pleasant days a year, in washington.
Gainesville has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 53.7× the events of Gainesville.
87/100
38% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: George Washington Memorial Parkway, 6.2 mi.
98/100
8% higher than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
160
3100% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
in the same ballpark as washington:
