on $100k a year, leaving Duluth

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Dallas, TX cityscape

swapping out of duluth

Dallas

tx · metro 8.1M

a dispatch from

dallas

TX

32.78°N

96.80°W

Dallas is Stetsons next to skyscrapers, Tex-Mex with queso flowing freely, and a barbecue scene that quietly competes with Austin's. The arts district downtown is enormous and free to wander, while Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum bring the indie energy. Football is its own religion (high school, college, and Cowboys all year round). The bigness is real, and the city wears it well.

metro8.1M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$566

under Duluth, every month

Dallas gives you room Duluth doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the dallas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,647/mo

6% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$654/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,686/mo

$566 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$367k

45% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

8.1M

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dallas.

Duluth keeps to 132 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 40 days a year clear 95°, well past Duluth's 0.

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

57/100

22% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

200% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

190

4650% more than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

04 · see also

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