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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

$784

more expensive each month than Tucson

Ann Arbor runs a little pricier than Tucson. 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

44% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$146/mo more in state tax than Tucson

vs 2.5% in Tucson

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$784 less than Tucson

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

04a house here

$429k

22% more expensive than Tucson

vs $352k in Tucson

05metro size

366k

vs 1.1M in Tucson

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Tucson edges ahead with 202 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 51 days drop below 20° vs Tucson's 0.

58% fewer events than Tucson. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

15% lower than Tucson

vs 66/100 in Tucson

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

·walk score®

97/100

45% higher than Tucson

vs 67/100 in Tucson

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

744% more than Tucson

vs 16 nonstops in Tucson

04 · see also

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