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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

$77

more expensive each month than Anchorage

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

4% more expensive than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Anchorage

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$77 less than Anchorage

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

04a house here

$461k

5% more expensive than Anchorage

vs $438k in Anchorage

05metro size

2.1M

vs 401k in Anchorage

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

173

pleasant days a year, in nashville.

Anchorage keeps to 93 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

56/100

18% lower than Anchorage

vs 68/100 in Anchorage

Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

22% higher than Anchorage

vs 79/100 in Anchorage

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

47

38% more than Anchorage

vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage

04 · see also

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