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Dallas, TX cityscape

if you left ocala

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

$31

more each month than Ocala ran you

Barely costlier than Ocala. 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

2% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Ocala

03after rent

$6,686/mo

$31 less than Ocala

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

04a house here

$367k

33% more expensive than Ocala

vs $277k in Ocala

05metro size

8.1M

vs 410k in Ocala

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dallas.

Ocala gets 208 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 40 days above 95° here, 15 in Ocala.

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

57/100

8% lower than Ocala

vs 62/100 in Ocala

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

·walk score®

93/100

48% higher than Ocala

vs 63/100 in Ocala

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

190

3700% more than Ocala

vs 5 nonstops in Ocala

04 · see also

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