$100k salary, packing up from Tallahassee
changea dispatch from
charlotte
NC
35.23°N
80.84°W
Charlotte is banking towers (it's the second-biggest banking center in the country after NYC) wrapped in pine trees and southern hospitality. Uptown is the downtown (Charlotteans correct you on this immediately), the NASCAR Hall of Fame anchors a real motorsport scene, and the Whitewater Center lets you raft inside the city limits. Growth is fast, breweries are everywhere, and barbecue gets the Carolina vinegar treatment.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Tallahassee
You'd pay for Charlotte. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
13% more expensive than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
4.5%
$375/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,230/mo
$576 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
36% more expensive than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
2.8M
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Tallahassee keeps to 186 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 56.5× the events of Tallahassee.
51/100
12% lower than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
22% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
141
1914% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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