in our guides
01 · the verdict
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Chattanooga
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Dayton is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$1,321/mo
13% cheaper than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,680/mo
$129 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$139k
57% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
808k
vs 580k in Chattanooga
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dayton.
Chattanooga barely cracks 167 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 34 days under 20°, vs 5 in Chattanooga.
But the calendar thins out: Chattanooga stays 1.6× busier.
62/100
10% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.
89/100
9% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
16
100% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
