$100k salary, packing up from Winston-Salem
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 Winston-Salem, every month
The gap is real. Tallahassee costs noticeably less than Winston-Salem, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
1% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,806/mo
$356 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
2% more expensive than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
393k
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
Winston-Salem barely cracks 186 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 35 days above 95° here, 8 in Winston-Salem.
58/100
7% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
8% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
7
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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