$100k salary, packing up from Wichita
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
the monthly premium over Wichita
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Nashville is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
53% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
0%
$475/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,543/mo
$142 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
108% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
2.1M
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Wichita barely cracks 164 pleasant ones.
1472% more happening than in Wichita.
56/100
8% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
47
327% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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