same $100k income, fresh start from Orlando
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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 Orlando
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
6% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,062/mo
$334 less than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
4% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
6.3M
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Orlando has the edge here, logging 216 pleasant days a year.
1.5× the events of Orlando, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
8% higher than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
217
49% more than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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