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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

$146

lighter monthly cost than Salisbury

On paper, Ann Arbor and Salisbury are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

10% more expensive than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$329/mo less in state tax than Salisbury

vs 8.2% in Salisbury

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$146 more than Salisbury

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

04a house here

$429k

2% more expensive than Salisbury

vs $420k in Salisbury

05metro size

366k

vs 130k in Salisbury

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Salisbury gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 51 days drop below 20° vs Salisbury's 10.

About as much going on as in Salisbury.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

6% higher than Salisbury

vs 53/100 in Salisbury

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

·walk score®

97/100

18% higher than Salisbury

vs 82/100 in Salisbury

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

6650% more than Salisbury

vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury

04 · see also

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