with $100k coming in, swapping out of Clarksville
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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more expensive each month than Clarksville
Atlanta is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
36% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Clarksville
vs 0% in Clarksville
$6,062/mo
$934 less than Clarksville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
31% more expensive than Clarksville
vs $294k in Clarksville
6.3M
vs 337k in Clarksville
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Clarksville only logs 173 pleasant days.
119.5× the events of Clarksville, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
31% higher than Clarksville
vs 51/100 in Clarksville
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
12% higher than Clarksville
vs 83/100 in Clarksville
217
362% more than Clarksville
vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville
