on $100k a year, leaving Fort Collins
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
lighter monthly cost than Fort Collins
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
23% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,806/mo
$810 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
50% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
393k
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Fort Collins barely cracks 177 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 35 days above 95° vs Fort Collins's 11.
2.0× the events of Fort Collins, and the calendar shows it.
58/100
16% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
10% lower than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
7
96% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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