same $100k income, fresh start from Asheville
changea 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.
the verdict
under Asheville, every month
Nashville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
3% more expensive than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,543/mo
$323 more than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
7% more expensive than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
2.1M
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Asheville actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 8.1× the events of Asheville.
56/100
15% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
52% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
47
488% more than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
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