on $100k a year, leaving Tallahassee
changea dispatch from
detroit
MI
42.33°N
83.05°W
Detroit is Motown, techno's birthplace, auto-industry bones, and a comeback story that's actually happening. Coney dogs come with chili and onions, the riverfront looks across at Canada (yes, Canada is south of Detroit), and the murals in Eastern Market could fill an art book. Cass Corridor, Corktown, Mexicantown: every neighborhood feels like its own city. The architecture downtown is genuinely jaw-dropping.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Tallahassee ran you
You'd pay for Detroit. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
4% cheaper than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,507/mo
$299 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
9% cheaper than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
4.3M
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
Tallahassee has the edge here, logging 186 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 37 days below 20° vs Tallahassee's 0.
A month here packs 45.0× the events of Tallahassee.
47/100
19% lower than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
29% higher than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
135
1829% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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