same $100k income, fresh start from Lafayette
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
pricier each month than Lafayette
You'd pay for Nashville. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
34% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,543/mo
$208 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
130% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
2.1M
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Lafayette actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 56.6× more on the calendar than Lafayette.
56/100
30% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
13% higher than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
47
1467% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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