with $100k coming in, swapping out of South Bend
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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 South Bend
Atlanta costs more than South Bend, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
30% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
5.49%
$208/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,062/mo
$630 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
68% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
6.3M
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
South Bend only logs 157 pleasant days.
14.1× the events of South Bend, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
26% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
13% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
217
2311% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
