on $100k a year, leaving Mobile
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Mobile ran you
Ann Arbor runs a little pricier than Mobile. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,082/mo
60% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
4.25%
$62/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$5,897/mo
$718 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$429k
122% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
366k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.
Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 51 days under 20° here, 0 in Mobile.
But the calendar thins out: Mobile stays 1.7× busier.
56/100
5% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 36.3 mi.
97/100
41% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
135
2600% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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