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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

$143

below Nashville's monthly cost

Cost barely budges between Dallas and Nashville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the dallas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,647/mo

8% cheaper than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Nashville

03after rent

$6,686/mo

$143 more than Nashville

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

04a house here

$367k

20% cheaper than Nashville

vs $461k in Nashville

05metro size

8.1M

vs 2.1M in Nashville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dallas.

Nashville gets 173 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 40 days above 95° vs Nashville's 4.

55% more happening than in Nashville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

2% higher than Nashville

vs 56/100 in Nashville

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

·walk score®

93/100

3% lower than Nashville

vs 96/100 in Nashville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

190

304% more than Nashville

vs 47 nonstops in Nashville

04 · see also

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