same $100k income, fresh start from Santa Rosa

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Savannah, GA cityscape

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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.

metro425k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,145

under Santa Rosa, every month

Move to Savannah and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Rosa'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

32% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$317/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa

vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$1,145 more than Santa Rosa

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

04a house here

$349k

57% cheaper than Santa Rosa

vs $817k in Santa Rosa

05metro size

425k

vs 482k in Santa Rosa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

Santa Rosa edges ahead with 254 pleasant days.

1500% more happening than in Santa Rosa.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

25% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa

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

·walk score®

90/100

8% lower than Santa Rosa

vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

225% more than Santa Rosa

vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa

04 · see also

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