on $100k a year, leaving York
changea dispatch from
augusta
GA
33.47°N
81.97°W
Augusta is the home of the Masters golf tournament and James Brown's adopted hometown (statue downtown), with the Savannah River running past and old Southern charm in the historic district. The Augusta National is private and mostly hidden, but Masters week shapes the whole city's rhythm. Outside that, it's a slower-paced river town with surprising depth.
the verdict
more each month than York ran you
Augusta costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,443/mo
6% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
5.49%
$202/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,433/mo
$284 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$247k
20% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
628k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in augusta.
York keeps to 159 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 29 days top 95° vs York's 4.
200% more happening than in York.
46/100
28% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Mistletoe State Park, 26.7 mi.
74/100
20% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
3
75% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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