$100k salary, packing up from Santa Rosa
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 Santa Rosa's monthly cost
Tallahassee runs on a fraction of Santa Rosa's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
41% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,806/mo
$1,845 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
65% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
393k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Santa Rosa actually gets more: 254 pleasant days a year.
100% more happening than in Santa Rosa.
58/100
16% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
7
75% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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