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Tallahassee, FL cityscape

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Tallahassee

fl · metro 393k

a 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.

metro393k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$117

lighter monthly cost than Green Bay

On paper, Tallahassee and Green Bay are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the tallahassee entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,527/mo

36% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$523/mo less in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$6,806/mo

$117 more than Green Bay

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$289k

15% cheaper than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

393k

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

186

pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.

Green Bay only logs 146 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 35 days above 95° vs Green Bay's 0.

Lighter on events: Green Bay packs 3.0× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

21% lower than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.

·walk score®

77/100

11% lower than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

7

75% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

04 · see also

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