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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

$508

cheaper each month than Virginia Beach

Not a fortune, but real money. Nashville runs cheaper than Virginia Beach month over month.
landable, recorded on the nashville entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,790/mo

2% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$479/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach

vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach

03after rent

$6,543/mo

$508 more than Virginia Beach

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

04a house here

$461k

23% more expensive than Virginia Beach

vs $375k in Virginia Beach

05metro size

2.1M

vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

173

pleasant days a year, in nashville.

Virginia Beach actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year.

9.4× the events of Virginia Beach, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

2% lower than Virginia Beach

vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach

Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

9% higher than Virginia Beach

vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

47

176% more than Virginia Beach

vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach

04 · see also

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