with $100k coming in, swapping out of Greensboro
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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the monthly premium over Greensboro
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
27% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
5.49%
$82/mo more in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,062/mo
$468 less than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
43% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
6.3M
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Greensboro only manages 189 of those.
388% more happening than in Greensboro.
67/100
24% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
6% higher than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
217
1450% more than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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