same $100k income, fresh start from New Haven
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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cheaper each month than New Haven
You'd feel the difference in Atlanta. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to New Haven.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
13% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
5.49%
$1/mo less in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$6,062/mo
$276 more than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
9% cheaper than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
6.3M
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
New Haven only logs 155 pleasant days.
13.3× the events of New Haven, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
0% lower than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
3% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
217
21600% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
neighbors of atlanta on the map of tradeoffs:
