same $100k income, fresh start from Ann Arbor
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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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cheaper each month than Ann Arbor
On paper, Atlanta and Ann Arbor are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
13% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
5.49%
$103/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,062/mo
$165 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
10% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
6.3M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Ann Arbor only logs 154 pleasant days.
17.1× the events of Ann Arbor, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
20% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
217
61% more than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
