$100k salary, packing up from Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles's monthly cost
In Tallahassee, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
47% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,806/mo
$2,147 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
72% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
393k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Los Angeles edges ahead with 283 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 35 days above 95° vs Los Angeles's 19.
Lighter on events: Los Angeles packs 174.0× more into a month.
58/100
13% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
20% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
7
95% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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