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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 each month than Las Vegas 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
5% more expensive than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Las Vegas
vs 0% in Las Vegas
$6,062/mo
$540 less than Las Vegas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
14% cheaper than Las Vegas
vs $451k in Las Vegas
6.3M
vs 2.3M in Las Vegas
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Las Vegas has the edge here, logging 210 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Las Vegas packs 14.7× more into a month.
67/100
16% lower than Las Vegas
vs 80/100 in Las Vegas
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
13% higher than Las Vegas
vs 82/100 in Las Vegas
217
63% more than Las Vegas
vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas
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