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Ann Arbor, MI cityscape

next stop after shreveport

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

$878

the monthly premium over Shreveport

Ann Arbor doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Ann Arbor is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

59% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$104/mo more in state tax than Shreveport

vs 3% in Shreveport

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$878 less than Shreveport

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

04a house here

$429k

144% more expensive than Shreveport

vs $176k in Shreveport

05metro size

366k

vs 383k in Shreveport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Shreveport edges ahead with 159 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 51 days drop below 20° vs Shreveport's 2.

14.0× the events of Shreveport, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

0% lower than Shreveport

vs 56/100 in Shreveport

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

·walk score®

97/100

90% higher than Shreveport

vs 51/100 in Shreveport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

2600% more than Shreveport

vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport

04 · see also

neighbors of ann arbor on the map of tradeoffs:

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