$100k salary, packing up from Boise
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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less monthly outlay than Boise
On paper, Atlanta and Boise are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
1% more expensive than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
5.49%
$26/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,062/mo
$6 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
21% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
6.3M
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Boise keeps to 166 pleasant days a year.
6.1× the events of Boise, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
18% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
3% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
217
1256% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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