$100k salary, packing up from Greensboro

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Savannah, GA cityscape

if you left greensboro

Savannah

ga · metro 425k

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a dispatch from

savannah

GA

32.08°N

81.10°W

Savannah is 22 oak-shaded squares draped in Spanish moss, ghost tours by candlelight, and shrimp and grits so good they should be regulated. The historic district is a working film set that just happens to be a real city, kept lively by SCAD students keeping the cafes weird. To-go cups of cocktails are legal in the historic district, which tells you exactly how the city wants you to spend a Saturday. The oldest art museum in the South is here too, in case you need a culture alibi.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$424

the monthly premium over Greensboro

Savannah costs more than Greensboro, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

24% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$82/mo more in state tax than Greensboro

vs 4.5% in Greensboro

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$424 less than Greensboro

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

04a house here

$349k

30% more expensive than Greensboro

vs $269k in Greensboro

05metro size

425k

vs 790k in Greensboro

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

Greensboro only logs 189 pleasant days.

Lighter on events: Greensboro packs 3.1× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

4% lower than Greensboro

vs 54/100 in Greensboro

Closest outdoor draw: Fort Pulaski National Monument, 13.4 mi.

·walk score®

90/100

2% higher than Greensboro

vs 88/100 in Greensboro

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

7% fewer than Greensboro

vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro

04 · see also

neighbors of savannah on the map of tradeoffs:

see also

salisbury

better park access

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see also

columbia

$135/mo cheaper

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see also

hickory

$418/mo cheaper

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compare savannah with:

SalisburyColumbiaHickory