$100k salary, packing up from Sarasota

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Savannah, GA cityscape

swapping out of sarasota

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

$106

the monthly cost of moving past Sarasota

A small premium for Savannah. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

17% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$458/mo more in state tax than Sarasota

vs 0% in Sarasota

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$106 less than Sarasota

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

04a house here

$349k

17% cheaper than Sarasota

vs $423k in Sarasota

05metro size

425k

vs 262k in Sarasota

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

Sarasota actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year.

433% more happening than in Sarasota.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

12% lower than Sarasota

vs 59/100 in Sarasota

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

·walk score®

90/100

6% lower than Sarasota

vs 96/100 in Sarasota

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

117% more than Sarasota

vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota

04 · see also

neighbors of savannah on the map of tradeoffs:

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