same $100k income, fresh start from Reno
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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 Reno
Atlanta runs a little pricier than Reno. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
5% cheaper than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Reno
vs 0% in Reno
$6,062/mo
$363 less than Reno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
33% cheaper than Reno
vs $574k in Reno
6.3M
vs 565k in Reno
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Reno barely cracks 201 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 2.3× the events of Reno.
67/100
6% lower than Reno
vs 71/100 in Reno
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
2% lower than Reno
vs 95/100 in Reno
217
1569% more than Reno
vs 13 nonstops in Reno
