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Ann Arbor, MI cityscape

if you left duluth

Ann Arbor

mi · metro 366k

photo: Ben Eff / pexels

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

$223

the monthly cost of moving past Duluth

Ann Arbor costs more than Duluth, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

34% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$300/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$223 less than Duluth

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

04a house here

$429k

70% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

366k

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Duluth only logs 132 pleasant days.

Duluth hosts 2.1× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

23% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

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

·walk score®

97/100

213% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

3275% more than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

04 · see also

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