$100k salary, packing up from Reading
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 Reading
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
21% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,543/mo
$57 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
48% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
2.1M
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Reading barely cracks 157 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 9.8× more on the calendar than Reading.
56/100
14% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
13% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
47
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
neighbors of nashville on the map of tradeoffs:
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