on $100k a year, leaving Boulder
changea dispatch from
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
below Boulder's monthly cost
Tallahassee is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
31% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,806/mo
$1,055 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
63% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
393k
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Boulder keeps to 178 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 35 days clear 95°, vs 13 back in Boulder.
Lighter on events: Boulder packs 3.0× more into a month.
58/100
27% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
8% lower than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
7
96% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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