$100k a year, no longer in Gainesville
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 Gainesville ran you
Atlanta costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
10% more expensive than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,062/mo
$626 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
22% more expensive than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
6.3M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Gainesville has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 79.7× the events of Gainesville.
67/100
6% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
2% higher than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
217
4240% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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