on $100k a year, leaving Richmond
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
under Richmond, every month
Nashville gives you room Richmond doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
6% more expensive than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,543/mo
$380 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
17% more expensive than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
2.1M
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Richmond barely cracks 172 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 4.9× Richmond's pace.
56/100
14% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
47
147% more than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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