on $100k a year, leaving New Orleans
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 New Orleans, every month
Tallahassee gives you room New Orleans doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
5% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,806/mo
$335 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
11% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
393k
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
New Orleans edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 35 days above 95° here, 3 in New Orleans.
But the calendar thins out: New Orleans stays 48.0× busier.
58/100
5% higher than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
21% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
7
82% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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