$100k salary, packing up from Chattanooga
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
the monthly premium over Chattanooga
Gainesville edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
8% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,688/mo
$121 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
2% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
350k
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Chattanooga only manages 167 of those.
87% fewer events than Chattanooga. The pace eases up.
63/100
9% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
11% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
5
37% fewer than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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