on $100k a year, leaving Nashville
changea dispatch from
reading
PA
40.33°N
75.93°W
Reading is the Pagoda lit up on Mount Penn (a Japanese-style pavilion built in 1908 that's become the city symbol), old factory bones, and the surrounding Berks County farmland. The downtown food and art scene is growing into the old factory bones, with breweries and galleries opening steadily. Pretzels, scrapple, and Pennsylvania Dutch baking are everywhere. Cheaper than nearby Lancaster.
the verdict
under Nashville, every month
On paper, Reading and Nashville are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,478/mo
17% cheaper than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$6,600/mo
$57 more than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
33% cheaper than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
433k
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in reading.
Nashville gets 173 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 32 days drop below 20° vs Nashville's 8.
But the calendar thins out: Nashville stays 9.8× busier.
65/100
16% higher than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: French Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
85/100
11% lower than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
0
100% fewer than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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