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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

$792

more each month than Green Bay ran you

Ann Arbor costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

86% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$168/mo less in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$792 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$429k

26% more expensive than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

366k

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Green Bay keeps to 146 pleasant days a year.

A real upgrade on things to do: 2.3× Green Bay's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

23% lower than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

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

·walk score®

97/100

11% higher than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

3275% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

04 · see also

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