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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

$317

pricier each month than El Paso

Nashville costs more than El Paso, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the nashville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,790/mo

22% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in El Paso

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$317 less than El Paso

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

04a house here

$461k

99% more expensive than El Paso

vs $231k in El Paso

05metro size

2.1M

vs 872k in El Paso

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

173

pleasant days a year, in nashville.

El Paso gets 222 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

A real upgrade on things to do: 9.4× El Paso's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

14% lower than El Paso

vs 65/100 in El Paso

Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

3% higher than El Paso

vs 93/100 in El Paso

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

47

262% more than El Paso

vs 13 nonstops in El Paso

04 · see also

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