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Dallas, TX cityscape

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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

$1,127

lighter monthly cost than Fresno

Dallas sits well below Fresno on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the dallas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,647/mo

18% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Fresno

vs 9.3% in Fresno

03after rent

$6,686/mo

$1,127 more than Fresno

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

04a house here

$367k

12% cheaper than Fresno

vs $418k in Fresno

05metro size

8.1M

vs 1.2M in Fresno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dallas.

Fresno has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year.

1058% more happening than in Fresno.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% lower than Fresno

vs 66/100 in Fresno

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

·walk score®

93/100

4% higher than Fresno

vs 89/100 in Fresno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

190

1627% more than Fresno

vs 11 nonstops in Fresno

04 · see also

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