$100k a year, no longer in Lafayette
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
under Lafayette, every month
Cost barely budges between Tallahassee and Lafayette. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
15% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,806/mo
$55 more than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
44% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
393k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Lafayette gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 35 days above 95° here, 7 in Lafayette.
But the calendar thins out: Lafayette stays 2.5× busier.
58/100
35% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
9% lower than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
7
133% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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