on $100k a year, leaving Corpus Christi
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 each month than Corpus Christi ran you
A real premium for Atlanta. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
29% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi
vs 0% in Corpus Christi
$6,062/mo
$861 less than Corpus Christi
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
74% more expensive than Corpus Christi
vs $221k in Corpus Christi
6.3M
vs 446k in Corpus Christi
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Corpus Christi only manages 171 of those.
1306% more happening than in Corpus Christi.
67/100
34% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
33% higher than Corpus Christi
vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi
217
5325% more than Corpus Christi
vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi
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