on $100k a year, leaving Madison
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 Madison's monthly cost
The gap is real. Nashville costs noticeably less than Madison, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
7% more expensive than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
0%
$523/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,543/mo
$405 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
1% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
2.1M
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Madison barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.
7.1× the events of Madison, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
16% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
9% higher than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
47
327% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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