$100k salary, packing up from Wilmington

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Savannah, GA cityscape

if you left wilmington

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

$177

the monthly premium over Wilmington

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Savannah is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

6% more expensive than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$82/mo more in state tax than Wilmington

vs 4.5% in Wilmington

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$177 less than Wilmington

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

04a house here

$349k

22% cheaper than Wilmington

vs $448k in Wilmington

05metro size

425k

vs 467k in Wilmington

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

Wilmington edges ahead with 235 pleasant days.

Things to do run about even with Wilmington.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

4% lower than Wilmington

vs 54/100 in Wilmington

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

·walk score®

90/100

34% higher than Wilmington

vs 67/100 in Wilmington

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

160% more than Wilmington

vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington

04 · see also

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