$100k a year, no longer in Phoenix
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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 each month than Phoenix ran you
Atlanta costs more than Phoenix, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
4% more expensive than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
5.49%
$249/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$6,062/mo
$324 less than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
16% cheaper than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
6.3M
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Phoenix only logs 181 pleasant days.
About as much going on as in Phoenix.
67/100
2% higher than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
4% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
217
138% more than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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