$100k salary, packing up from Salisbury
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 Salisbury's monthly cost
Move to Tallahassee and the monthly math gets easier. Salisbury's rent is the headline; Tallahassee's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
20% cheaper than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$6,806/mo
$1,055 more than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
31% cheaper than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
393k
vs 130k in Salisbury
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Salisbury actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs Salisbury's 3.
83% fewer events than Salisbury. The pace eases up.
58/100
9% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
6% lower than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
7
250% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
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