$100k a year, no longer in Toledo
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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 each month than Toledo ran you
Atlanta costs more than Toledo, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
52% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
5.49%
$125/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,062/mo
$742 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
97% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
6.3M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Toledo only logs 159 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 9.6× Toledo's pace.
67/100
22% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
63% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
217
5325% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
neighbors of atlanta on the map of tradeoffs:
