$100k salary, packing up from Lincoln
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 cost of moving past Lincoln
Atlanta runs a little pricier than Lincoln. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
38% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)
5.49%
$29/mo less in state tax than Lincoln
vs 5.84% in Lincoln
$6,062/mo
$474 less than Lincoln
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
28% more expensive than Lincoln
vs $302k in Lincoln
6.3M
vs 344k in Lincoln
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Lincoln barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.
9.6× the events of Lincoln, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
26% higher than Lincoln
vs 53/100 in Lincoln
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
24% higher than Lincoln
vs 75/100 in Lincoln
217
7133% more than Lincoln
vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln
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