$100k salary, packing up from Asheville
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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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more each month than Asheville ran you
Barely costlier than Asheville. If Atlanta pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
4% more expensive than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
5.49%
$82/mo more in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,062/mo
$158 less than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
10% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
6.3M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Asheville only logs 201 pleasant days.
6.8× the events of Asheville, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
2% higher than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
48% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
217
2613% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
