on $100k a year, leaving Evansville
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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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pricier each month than Evansville
Atlanta is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
69% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
5.49%
$208/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,062/mo
$946 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
74% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
6.3M
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Evansville barely cracks 184 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 34.1× Evansville's pace.
67/100
24% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
18% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
217
5325% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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