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Ann Arbor, MI cityscape

if you left tulsa

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

$691

more each month than Tulsa ran you

Ann Arbor runs a little pricier than Tulsa. 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

54% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$42/mo less in state tax than Tulsa

vs 4.75% in Tulsa

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$691 less than Tulsa

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

04a house here

$429k

70% more expensive than Tulsa

vs $253k in Tulsa

05metro size

366k

vs 1.0M in Tulsa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Tulsa edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 51 days drop below 20° vs Tulsa's 12.

63% fewer events than Tulsa. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

14% higher than Tulsa

vs 49/100 in Tulsa

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

·walk score®

97/100

26% higher than Tulsa

vs 77/100 in Tulsa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

650% more than Tulsa

vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa

04 · see also

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