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Ann Arbor

mi · metro 366k

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a 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.

metro366k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$789

the monthly cost of moving past Dallas

Ann Arbor runs a little pricier than Dallas. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

26% more expensive than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$354/mo more in state tax than Dallas

vs 0% in Dallas

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$789 less than Dallas

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$429k

17% more expensive than Dallas

vs $367k in Dallas

05metro size

366k

vs 8.1M in Dallas

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Dallas edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 51 days drop below 20° vs Dallas's 2.

97% fewer events than Dallas. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

2% lower than Dallas

vs 57/100 in Dallas

Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 36.3 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

4% higher than Dallas

vs 93/100 in Dallas

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

29% fewer than Dallas

vs 190 nonstops in Dallas

04 · see also

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