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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

$665

more each month than Oklahoma City 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

51% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$42/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City

vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$665 less than Oklahoma City

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

04a house here

$429k

74% more expensive than Oklahoma City

vs $246k in Oklahoma City

05metro size

366k

vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Oklahoma City actually gets more: 191 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 51 days below 20°, vs 9 in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City hosts 3.5× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

24% higher than Oklahoma City

vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City

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

·walk score®

97/100

33% higher than Oklahoma City

vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

575% more than Oklahoma City

vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City

04 · see also

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