$100k a year, no longer in Pittsburgh
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 cost of moving past Pittsburgh
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Nashville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
22% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,543/mo
$62 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
107% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
2.1M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Pittsburgh barely cracks 161 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.6× Pittsburgh's pace.
56/100
19% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
3% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
47
27% more than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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