on $100k a year, leaving Indianapolis
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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pricier each month than Indianapolis
Atlanta runs a little pricier than Indianapolis. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
20% more expensive than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
5.49%
$208/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,062/mo
$510 less than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
31% more expensive than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
6.3M
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Indianapolis barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.
169% more happening than in Indianapolis.
67/100
8% higher than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
6% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
217
520% more than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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