same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
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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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pricier each month than St. Louis
Atlanta runs a little pricier than St. Louis. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
29% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
5.49%
$66/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,062/mo
$469 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
40% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
6.3M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
St. Louis barely cracks 174 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.0× more on the calendar than St. Louis.
67/100
1% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
7% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
217
262% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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