on $100k a year, leaving San Luis Obispo
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 San Luis Obispo's monthly cost
Move to Tallahassee and the monthly math gets easier. San Luis Obispo's rent is the headline; Tallahassee's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
51% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,806/mo
$2,343 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
69% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
393k
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
San Luis Obispo actually gets more: 303 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs San Luis Obispo's 14.
San Luis Obispo hosts 5.0× more events.
58/100
15% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
21% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
7
133% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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