$100k a year, no longer in Fresno
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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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under Fresno, every month
Atlanta is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
9% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
5.49%
$317/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,062/mo
$503 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
7% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
6.3M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Fresno actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year.
529% more happening than in Fresno.
67/100
2% higher than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
4% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
217
1873% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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