$100k salary, packing up from Fayetteville
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
less monthly outlay than Fayetteville
The gap is real. Tallahassee costs noticeably less than Fayetteville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
5% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,806/mo
$445 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
21% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
393k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Fayetteville only manages 170 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs Fayetteville's 16.
75% fewer events than Fayetteville. The pace eases up.
58/100
9% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
6% lower than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
7
50% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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