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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

$410

more each month than Milwaukee ran you

You'd pay for Ann Arbor. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

38% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$168/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee

vs 6.27% in Milwaukee

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$410 less than Milwaukee

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

04a house here

$429k

9% more expensive than Milwaukee

vs $394k in Milwaukee

05metro size

366k

vs 1.6M in Milwaukee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Milwaukee keeps to 149 pleasant days a year.

Lighter on events: Milwaukee packs 5.0× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

8% lower than Milwaukee

vs 61/100 in Milwaukee

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

·walk score®

97/100

1% lower than Milwaukee

vs 98/100 in Milwaukee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

350% more than Milwaukee

vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee

04 · see also

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