$100k salary, packing up from Greenville
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 Greenville's monthly cost
The gap is real. Tallahassee costs noticeably less than Greenville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
2% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$6,806/mo
$565 more than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
7% cheaper than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
393k
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Greenville has the edge here, logging 202 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs Greenville's 4.
But the calendar thins out: Greenville stays 11.0× busier.
58/100
16% lower than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
8% lower than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
7
65% fewer than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
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