$100k salary, packing up from Buffalo
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 Buffalo's monthly cost
The gap is real. Tallahassee costs noticeably less than Buffalo, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
11% more expensive than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
0%
$487/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,806/mo
$334 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
3% more expensive than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
393k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Buffalo barely cracks 152 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 35 days above 95° vs Buffalo's 0.
Lighter on events: Buffalo packs 34.0× more into a month.
58/100
12% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
15% lower than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
7
65% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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