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Ann Arbor, MI cityscape

if you left jacksonville

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

$757

the monthly cost of moving past Jacksonville

Ann Arbor costs more than Jacksonville, 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

24% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$354/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville

vs 0% in Jacksonville

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$757 less than Jacksonville

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

04a house here

$429k

20% more expensive than Jacksonville

vs $358k in Jacksonville

05metro size

366k

vs 1.7M in Jacksonville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Jacksonville gets 198 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 51 days under 20° here, 0 in Jacksonville.

73% fewer events than Jacksonville. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

12% lower than Jacksonville

vs 64/100 in Jacksonville

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

·walk score®

97/100

4% higher than Jacksonville

vs 93/100 in Jacksonville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

419% more than Jacksonville

vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville

04 · see also

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