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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

$386

pricier each month than Wilmington

Ann Arbor runs a little pricier than Wilmington. 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

24% more expensive than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$21/mo less in state tax than Wilmington

vs 4.5% in Wilmington

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$386 less than Wilmington

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

04a house here

$429k

4% cheaper than Wilmington

vs $448k in Wilmington

05metro size

366k

vs 467k in Wilmington

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Wilmington edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 51 days under 20° here, 1 in Wilmington.

Wilmington hosts 1.4× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

4% higher than Wilmington

vs 54/100 in Wilmington

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

·walk score®

97/100

45% higher than Wilmington

vs 67/100 in Wilmington

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

2600% more than Wilmington

vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington

04 · see also

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