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Nashville, TN cityscape

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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

$205

cheaper each month than Salt Lake City

You'd feel the difference in Nashville. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Salt Lake City.
landable, recorded on the nashville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,790/mo

11% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City

vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$205 more than Salt Lake City

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

04a house here

$461k

21% cheaper than Salt Lake City

vs $584k in Salt Lake City

05metro size

2.1M

vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

173

pleasant days a year, in nashville.

Salt Lake City only logs 168 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.6× more on the calendar than Salt Lake City.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

28% lower than Salt Lake City

vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City

Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

20% higher than Salt Lake City

vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

47

48% fewer than Salt Lake City

vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City

04 · see also

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