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Nashville, TN cityscape

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Nashville

tn · metro 2.1M

a dispatch from

nashville

TN

36.16°N

86.78°W

Nashville is honky-tonk neon on Broadway, hot chicken so spicy it counts as a personality test, and a music scene that includes way more than country (though country is the headliner). The Ryman Auditorium is still the most acoustically beloved room in American music. Bachelorette parties on pedal taverns are now a recognized weather pattern. Pack stretchy pants for the biscuits.

metro2.1M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$199

pricier each month than Akron

Nashville edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the nashville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,790/mo

42% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$332/mo less in state tax than Akron

vs 3.99% in Akron

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$199 less than Akron

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$461k

95% more expensive than Akron

vs $236k in Akron

05metro size

2.1M

vs 698k in Akron

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

173

pleasant days a year, in nashville.

Akron keeps to 152 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 8.6× the events of Akron.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

14% lower than Akron

vs 65/100 in Akron

Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

26% higher than Akron

vs 76/100 in Akron

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

47

327% more than Akron

vs 11 nonstops in Akron

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