$100k a year, no longer in Providence

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Nashville, TN cityscape

next stop after providence

Nashville

tn · metro 2.1M

a 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.

metro2.1M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$836

less monthly outlay than Providence

Nashville sits well below Providence on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the nashville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,790/mo

16% cheaper than Providence(vs $2,127/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$499/mo less in state tax than Providence

vs 5.99% in Providence

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$836 more than Providence

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$461k

13% cheaper than Providence

vs $528k in Providence

05metro size

2.1M

vs 1.7M in Providence

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

173

pleasant days a year, in nashville.

Providence keeps to 159 pleasant days a year.

1248% more happening than in Providence.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

11% lower than Providence

vs 63/100 in Providence

Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

0% lower than Providence

vs 96/100 in Providence

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

47

176% more than Providence

vs 17 nonstops in Providence

04 · see also

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