same $100k income, fresh start from Lakeland
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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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more expensive each month than Lakeland
Atlanta runs a little pricier than Lakeland. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
1% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,062/mo
$437 less than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
28% more expensive than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
6.3M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Lakeland edges ahead with 206 pleasant days.
A month here packs 19.9× the events of Lakeland.
67/100
40% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
41% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
217
219% more than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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