on $100k a year, leaving Lubbock
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 Lubbock
Atlanta is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
31% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,062/mo
$887 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
83% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
6.3M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Lubbock only logs 186 pleasant days.
2888% more happening than in Lubbock.
67/100
1240% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
35% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
217
3000% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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