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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

$541

more each month than Melbourne ran you

Ann Arbor runs a little pricier than Melbourne. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

10% more expensive than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$354/mo more in state tax than Melbourne

vs 0% in Melbourne

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$541 less than Melbourne

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

04a house here

$429k

22% more expensive than Melbourne

vs $351k in Melbourne

05metro size

366k

vs 644k in Melbourne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Melbourne edges ahead with 254 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 51 days under 20° here, 0 in Melbourne.

·outdoorscore

56/100

2% higher than Melbourne

vs 55/100 in Melbourne

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

·walk score®

97/100

15% higher than Melbourne

vs 84/100 in Melbourne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

6650% more than Melbourne

vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne

04 · see also

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