$100k salary, packing up from Boulder
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
below Boulder's monthly cost
The gap is real. Nashville costs noticeably less than Boulder, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
19% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,543/mo
$792 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
41% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
2.1M
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Boulder gets 178 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 47.2× the events of Boulder.
56/100
29% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
14% higher than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
47
72% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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