$100k salary, packing up from Lansing

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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

$34

more each month than Lansing ran you

Barely costlier than Lansing. If Dallas pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the dallas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,647/mo

31% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$354/mo less in state tax than Lansing

vs 4.25% in Lansing

03after rent

$6,686/mo

$34 less than Lansing

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

04a house here

$367k

51% more expensive than Lansing

vs $244k in Lansing

05metro size

8.1M

vs 473k in Lansing

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dallas.

Lansing only logs 153 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 40 days top 95° here, 0 in Lansing.

2344% more happening than in Lansing.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

0% lower than Lansing

vs 57/100 in Lansing

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

·walk score®

93/100

16% higher than Lansing

vs 80/100 in Lansing

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

190

3067% more than Lansing

vs 6 nonstops in Lansing

04 · see also

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