$100k a year, no longer in Minneapolis
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
less monthly outlay than Minneapolis
Tallahassee is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
9% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
0%
$654/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,806/mo
$806 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
28% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
393k
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 35 days above 95° here, 1 in Minneapolis.
But the calendar thins out: Minneapolis stays 78.5× busier.
58/100
24% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
17% lower than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
7
95% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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