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Savannah, GA cityscape

next stop after new york

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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,996

lighter monthly cost than New York

Savannah is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

47% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$437/mo less in state tax than New York

vs 10.73% in New York

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$1,996 more than New York

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

04a house here

$349k

53% cheaper than New York

vs $739k in New York

05metro size

425k

vs 19.5M in New York

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

New York barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.

But the calendar thins out: New York stays 244.2× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

33% lower than New York

vs 78/100 in New York

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

·walk score®

90/100

10% lower than New York

vs 100/100 in New York

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

94% fewer than New York

vs 215 nonstops in New York

04 · see also

neighbors of savannah on the map of tradeoffs:

see also

salisbury

better park access

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see also

greensboro

$424/mo cheaper

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see also

columbia

$135/mo cheaper

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compare savannah with:

SalisburyGreensboroColumbia