$100k a year, no longer in Spartanburg
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 Spartanburg, every month
Tallahassee is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
6% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,806/mo
$448 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
4% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
393k
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Spartanburg actually gets more: 191 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs Spartanburg's 16.
Spartanburg hosts 7.5× more events.
58/100
15% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
0% lower than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
7
65% fewer than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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