same $100k income, fresh start from Baltimore
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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 Baltimore
Not a fortune, but real money. Atlanta runs cheaper than Baltimore month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
3% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
5.49%
$226/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,062/mo
$280 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
6% cheaper than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
6.3M
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Baltimore barely cracks 168 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.6× more on the calendar than Baltimore.
67/100
2% higher than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
5% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
217
201% more than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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