$100k a year, no longer in Raleigh
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 Raleigh
Nashville is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
8% more expensive than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,543/mo
$248 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
5% more expensive than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
2.1M
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Raleigh gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 6.0× the events of Raleigh.
56/100
3% lower than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
47
21% more than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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