$100k salary, packing up from Worcester
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 Worcester's monthly cost
The gap is real. Nashville costs noticeably less than Worcester, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,790/mo
16% cheaper than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Worcester
vs 5% in Worcester
$6,543/mo
$766 more than Worcester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$461k
5% cheaper than Worcester
vs $486k in Worcester
2.1M
vs 867k in Worcester
field notes, weather & such.
173
pleasant days a year, in nashville.
Worcester only manages 148 of those.
9.4× the events of Worcester, and the calendar shows it.
56/100
5% lower than Worcester
vs 59/100 in Worcester
Closest outdoor draw: Long Hunter, 14.7 mi.
96/100
7% higher than Worcester
vs 90/100 in Worcester
47
2250% more than Worcester
vs 2 nonstops in Worcester
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