same $100k income, fresh start from Lansing
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 Lansing
On paper, Tallahassee and Lansing are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
21% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,806/mo
$86 more than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
19% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
393k
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Lansing only logs 153 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 35 days above 95° vs Lansing's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Lansing stays 9.0× busier.
58/100
2% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
4% lower than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
7
17% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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