$100k a year, no longer in Detroit
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 Detroit ran you
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
23% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
5.49%
$103/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,062/mo
$445 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
47% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
6.3M
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Detroit keeps to 160 pleasant days a year.
2.7× the events of Detroit, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
43% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
6% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
217
61% more than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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