$100k salary, packing up from Cincinnati

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Atlanta, GA cityscape

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Atlanta

ga · metro 6.3M

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a 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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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$390

more each month than Cincinnati ran you

Atlanta costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the atlanta entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,814/mo

17% more expensive than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$125/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati

vs 3.99% in Cincinnati

03after rent

$6,062/mo

$390 less than Cincinnati

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$386k

22% more expensive than Cincinnati

vs $316k in Cincinnati

05metro size

6.3M

vs 2.3M in Cincinnati

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

204

pleasant days a year, in atlanta.

Cincinnati keeps to 162 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.7× more on the calendar than Cincinnati.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

7% lower than Cincinnati

vs 72/100 in Cincinnati

Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

3% lower than Cincinnati

vs 96/100 in Cincinnati

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

217

362% more than Cincinnati

vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati

04 · see also

same energy as atlanta, different zip code:

see also

chicago

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dallas

$624/mo cheaper

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greeley

$207/mo cheaper

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