same $100k income, fresh start 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
cheaper each month than Fayetteville
You'd feel the difference in Tallahassee. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Fayetteville.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
3% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,806/mo
$325 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
12% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
393k
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Fayetteville actually gets more: 193 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs Fayetteville's 14.
Fayetteville hosts 7.5× more events.
58/100
14% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
1% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
7
75% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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