$100k salary, packing up from Buffalo
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 Buffalo's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Nashville is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
30% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
0%
$487/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,543/mo
$71 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
65% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
2.1M
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Buffalo only manages 152 of those.
A month here packs 4.2× the events of Buffalo.
56/100
15% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
5% higher than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
47
135% more than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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