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Savannah, GA cityscape

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Savannah

ga · metro 425k

photo: K / pexels

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.

metro425k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$43

lighter monthly cost than Hagerstown

Savannah and Hagerstown land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

12% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$226/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown

vs 8.2% in Hagerstown

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$43 more than Hagerstown

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

04a house here

$349k

9% more expensive than Hagerstown

vs $321k in Hagerstown

05metro size

425k

vs 305k in Hagerstown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

Hagerstown barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.

A similar weekend lineup to Hagerstown.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

7% lower than Hagerstown

vs 56/100 in Hagerstown

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

·walk score®

90/100

2% higher than Hagerstown

vs 88/100 in Hagerstown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

550% more than Hagerstown

vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown

04 · see also

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