on $100k a year, leaving Boise
changea dispatch from
ann arbor
MI
42.28°N
83.74°W
Ann Arbor is the University of Michigan, with the Big House (Michigan Stadium) holding over 107,000 people on football Saturdays, making it briefly the third-largest city in Michigan. Downtown is tree-lined brick streets, great independent bookstores, and a food scene with strong Middle Eastern and Korean energy. Zingerman's Deli is a national pilgrimage. The Huron River runs through. College town energy at its best.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Boise ran you
Barely costlier than Boise. If Ann Arbor pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$2,082/mo
16% more expensive than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
4.25%
$129/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$5,897/mo
$159 less than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$429k
12% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
366k
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.
Boise gets 166 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 51 days under 20°, vs 24 in Boise.
But the calendar thins out: Boise stays 2.8× busier.
56/100
32% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 36.3 mi.
97/100
1% higher than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
135
744% more than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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