$100k salary, packing up from Evansville
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
the monthly premium over Evansville
You'd pay for Nashville. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
67% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,543/mo
$465 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
107% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
2.1M
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Evansville has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year.
40.4× the events of Evansville, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
4% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
22% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
47
1075% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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