on $100k a year, leaving York
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 York, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Tallahassee is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,527/mo
12% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,806/mo
$89 more than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$289k
7% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
393k
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.
York barely cracks 159 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 35 days above 95° here, 4 in York.
2.0× the events of York, and the calendar shows it.
58/100
9% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.
77/100
17% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
7
42% fewer than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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