same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
more expensive each month than St. Louis
Ann Arbor costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,082/mo
48% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
4.25%
$37/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$5,897/mo
$634 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$429k
55% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
366k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
154
pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.
St. Louis actually gets more: 174 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 51 days below 20° vs St. Louis's 22.
St. Louis hosts 5.7× more events.
56/100
18% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 36.3 mi.
97/100
11% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
135
125% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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