$100k salary, packing up from Allentown
changea dispatch from
atlanta
GA
33.75°N
84.39°W
Atlanta is hip-hop's current capital, with 'Peachtree' in seemingly every other street name and the busiest airport in the world acting as the city's front door. The Beltline turned old rail corridors into a 22-mile loop of murals, breweries, and joggers. Food culture spans soul food, Vietnamese banh mi in Buford Highway strip malls, and barbecue. The tree canopy is one of the densest in any major American city.
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the monthly cost of moving past Allentown
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
0% more expensive than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
5.49%
$202/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,062/mo
$207 less than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
8% more expensive than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
6.3M
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Allentown keeps to 157 pleasant days a year.
8.9× the events of Allentown, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
8% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
8% higher than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
217
2311% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
neighbors of atlanta on the map of tradeoffs:
