on $100k a year, leaving Denver
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 Denver ran you
Barely costlier than Denver. If Atlanta pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
3% cheaper than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)
5.49%
$91/mo more in state tax than Denver
vs 4.4% in Denver
$6,062/mo
$42 less than Denver
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
36% cheaper than Denver
vs $599k in Denver
6.3M
vs 3.0M in Denver
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Denver only logs 174 pleasant days.
Denver hosts 1.9× more events.
67/100
21% lower than Denver
vs 85/100 in Denver
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Denver
vs 97/100 in Denver
217
28% more than Denver
vs 169 nonstops in Denver
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