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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

$820

more each month than Ocala ran you

Ann Arbor costs noticeably more than Ocala. You'd be paying for Ann Arbor itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

29% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$354/mo more in state tax than Ocala

vs 0% in Ocala

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$820 less than Ocala

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

04a house here

$429k

55% more expensive than Ocala

vs $277k in Ocala

05metro size

366k

vs 410k in Ocala

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Ocala has the edge here, logging 208 pleasant days a year. Bring a real coat. 51 days stay under 20°, well past Ocala's 0.

A month here packs 14.0× the events of Ocala.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

10% lower than Ocala

vs 62/100 in Ocala

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

·walk score®

97/100

54% higher than Ocala

vs 63/100 in Ocala

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

2600% more than Ocala

vs 5 nonstops in Ocala

04 · see also

neighbors of ann arbor on the map of tradeoffs:

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