with $100k coming in, swapping out of Augusta
changea dispatch from
gainesville
FL
29.65°N
82.32°W
Gainesville is the University of Florida, the Gators, and a college town with serious natural assets: 30+ named springs within an hour's drive, including Ginnie, Devil's Den, and Ichetucknee for tubing. The food scene is solid and cheap (it's still a college town), and downtown's grown up with breweries and music venues. Surrounded by oak forests and prairie. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start here.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Augusta
You'd feel the difference in Gainesville. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Augusta.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
14% more expensive than Augusta(vs $1,443/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Augusta
vs 5.49% in Augusta
$6,688/mo
$255 more than Augusta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
28% more expensive than Augusta
vs $247k in Augusta
350k
vs 628k in Augusta
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Augusta only logs 191 pleasant days.
Things to do run about even with Augusta.
63/100
37% higher than Augusta
vs 46/100 in Augusta
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
23% higher than Augusta
vs 74/100 in Augusta
5
67% more than Augusta
vs 3 nonstops in Augusta
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