$100k salary, packing up from Roanoke
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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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the monthly cost of moving past Roanoke
Atlanta runs a little pricier than Roanoke. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
31% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
5.49%
$22/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,062/mo
$410 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
30% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
6.3M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Roanoke barely cracks 179 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 19.9× Roanoke's pace.
67/100
3% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
1% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
217
2311% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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