$100k a year, no longer in Tucson
changea dispatch from
anchorage
AK
61.22°N
149.90°W
Anchorage is the city where moose sometimes wander into downtown, the Chugach Mountains tower right behind your office, and summer days run 19 hours long. The Iditarod sled-dog race kicks off from here every March. The food scene leans heavily on the world-class salmon and halibut coming off the boats. Winter brings the northern lights flickering above the mountains and the kind of quiet you only find this far north. Wild edge.
the verdict
more each month than Tucson ran you
Barely costlier than Tucson. If Anchorage pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,713/mo
19% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)
0%
$208/mo less in state tax than Tucson
vs 2.5% in Tucson
$6,620/mo
$61 less than Tucson
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$438k
24% more expensive than Tucson
vs $352k in Tucson
401k
vs 1.1M in Tucson
field notes, weather & such.
93
pleasant days a year, in anchorage.
Tucson gets 202 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 91 days drop below 20° vs Tucson's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Tucson stays Infinity× busier.
68/100
3% higher than Tucson
vs 66/100 in Tucson
Closest outdoor draw: Chugach State Park, 21.9 mi.
79/100
18% higher than Tucson
vs 67/100 in Tucson
34
113% more than Tucson
vs 16 nonstops in Tucson
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