with $100k coming in, swapping out of Manchester
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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 Manchester
Barely costlier than Manchester. If Atlanta pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
13% cheaper than Manchester(vs $2,092/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Manchester
vs 0% in Manchester
$6,062/mo
$179 less than Manchester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
29% cheaper than Manchester
vs $548k in Manchester
6.3M
vs 427k in Manchester
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Manchester only logs 154 pleasant days.
15.9× the events of Manchester, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
8% higher than Manchester
vs 62/100 in Manchester
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
5% lower than Manchester
vs 98/100 in Manchester
217
1569% more than Manchester
vs 13 nonstops in Manchester
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