same $100k income, fresh start from Baton Rouge
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tallahassee
FL
30.44°N
84.28°W
Tallahassee feels more like south Georgia than Florida: oak canopies, rolling hills, and red clay. It's the state capital, home to Florida State (Seminole football is a religion) and FAMU, and surrounded by some of the best springs in the country (Wakulla and Wakulla Springs State Park are 20 minutes south). The food scene leans southern with serious Cuban influence. Cooler in summer than the rest of the state.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Baton Rouge
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Tallahassee is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
12% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,806/mo
$84 more than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
15% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
393k
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Baton Rouge edges ahead with 187 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Baton Rouge stays 7.5× busier.
58/100
16% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
3% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
7
75% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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