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Ann Arbor, MI cityscape

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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

$464

pricier each month than Fayetteville

Ann Arbor runs a little pricier than Fayetteville. 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

30% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$12/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.4% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$464 less than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$429k

17% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $367k in Fayetteville

05metro size

366k

vs 590k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Fayetteville edges ahead with 170 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 51 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 14.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than Fayetteville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

12% lower than Fayetteville

vs 64/100 in Fayetteville

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

·walk score®

97/100

18% higher than Fayetteville

vs 82/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

864% more than Fayetteville

vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

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