with $100k coming in, swapping out of Mobile
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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.
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the verdict
below Mobile's monthly cost
Dallas and Mobile land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,647/mo
26% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,686/mo
$71 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$367k
90% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
8.1M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dallas.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 40 days top 95° vs Mobile's 3.
1733% more happening than in Mobile.
57/100
3% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.
93/100
35% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
190
3700% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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