with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tallahassee
changea dispatch from
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 premium over Tallahassee
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
19% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
5.49%
$458/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,062/mo
$744 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
34% more expensive than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
6.3M
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Tallahassee only manages 186 of those.
119.5× the events of Tallahassee, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
16% higher than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
21% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
217
3000% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
