$100k salary, packing up from Wilmington
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 Wilmington, every month
Tallahassee gives you room Wilmington doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
9% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,806/mo
$523 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
36% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
393k
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Wilmington actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs Wilmington's 1.
But the calendar thins out: Wilmington stays 10.0× busier.
58/100
7% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
15% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
7
40% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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