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Savannah, GA cityscape

if you left san francisco

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

$1,694

cheaper each month than San Francisco

Move to Savannah and the monthly math gets easier. San Francisco's rent is the headline; Savannah's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

44% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$317/mo less in state tax than San Francisco

vs 9.3% in San Francisco

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$1,694 more than San Francisco

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

04a house here

$349k

72% cheaper than San Francisco

vs $1239k in San Francisco

05metro size

425k

vs 4.6M in San Francisco

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

San Francisco gets 312 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

Lighter on events: San Francisco packs 16.1× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

37% lower than San Francisco

vs 83/100 in San Francisco

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

·walk score®

90/100

9% lower than San Francisco

vs 99/100 in San Francisco

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

88% fewer than San Francisco

vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as savannah:

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:

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