$100k salary, packing up from Hartford
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
less monthly outlay than Hartford
The gap is real. Nashville costs noticeably less than Hartford, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
7% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
0%
$458/mo less in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$6,543/mo
$599 more than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
12% more expensive than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
2.1M
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Hartford barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.
876% more happening than in Hartford.
56/100
16% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
5% higher than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
47
81% more than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
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