on $100k a year, leaving St. Louis
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
under St. Louis, every month
Dallas and St. Louis 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
17% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,686/mo
$155 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$367k
33% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
8.1M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dallas.
St. Louis gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 40 days above 95° vs St. Louis's 5.
450% more happening than in St. Louis.
57/100
16% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.
93/100
7% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
190
217% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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