same $100k income, fresh start from Trenton

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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

$1,280

cheaper each month than Trenton

Nashville runs on a fraction of Trenton's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the nashville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,790/mo

30% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$531/mo less in state tax than Trenton

vs 6.37% in Trenton

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$1,280 more than Trenton

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

04a house here

$461k

1% more expensive than Trenton

vs $456k in Trenton

05metro size

2.1M

vs 382k in Trenton

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

173

pleasant days a year, in nashville.

Trenton only manages 171 of those.

25.7× the events of Trenton, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

21% lower than Trenton

vs 71/100 in Trenton

Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

9% higher than Trenton

vs 88/100 in Trenton

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

47

62% fewer than Trenton

vs 123 nonstops in Trenton

04 · see also

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