on $100k a year, leaving Hickory

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Savannah, GA cityscape

swapping out of hickory

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

$418

pricier each month than Hickory

You'd pay for Savannah. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

23% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$82/mo more in state tax than Hickory

vs 4.5% in Hickory

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$418 less than Hickory

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

04a house here

$349k

30% more expensive than Hickory

vs $268k in Hickory

05metro size

425k

vs 370k in Hickory

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

Hickory only manages 189 of those.

About as much going on as in Hickory.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

19% lower than Hickory

vs 64/100 in Hickory

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

·walk score®

90/100

29% higher than Hickory

vs 70/100 in Hickory

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

0% fewer than Hickory

vs 0 nonstops in Hickory

04 · see also

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