same $100k income, fresh start from Dallas
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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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more expensive each month than Dallas
Atlanta costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
10% more expensive than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,062/mo
$624 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
5% more expensive than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
6.3M
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Dallas only manages 171 of those.
46% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
67/100
18% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
0% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
217
14% more than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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