$100k salary, packing up from Spartanburg
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
below Spartanburg's monthly cost
On paper, Nashville and Spartanburg are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
25% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,543/mo
$185 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
66% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
2.1M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Spartanburg edges ahead with 191 pleasant days.
A real upgrade on things to do: 18.9× Spartanburg's pace.
56/100
18% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
25% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
47
135% more than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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