on $100k a year, leaving Fort Wayne
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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 Fort Wayne
A real premium for Atlanta. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
53% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
5.49%
$208/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,062/mo
$834 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
52% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
6.3M
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Fort Wayne only manages 161 of those.
1038% more happening than in Fort Wayne.
67/100
46% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
3% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
217
2070% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
same energy as atlanta, different zip code:
