with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Diego
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 San Diego
Move to Tallahassee and the monthly math gets easier. San Diego's rent is the headline; Tallahassee's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
47% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,806/mo
$2,138 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
71% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
393k
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
San Diego has the edge here, logging 332 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs San Diego's 0.
But the calendar thins out: San Diego stays 87.0× busier.
58/100
23% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
22% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
7
87% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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