with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fort Collins
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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below Fort Collins's monthly cost
Atlanta and Fort Collins land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
8% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
5.49%
$91/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,062/mo
$66 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
33% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
6.3M
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Fort Collins only logs 177 pleasant days.
A month here packs 239.0× the events of Fort Collins.
67/100
3% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
8% higher than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
217
28% more than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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