on $100k a year, leaving Chattanooga
changea dispatch from
detroit
MI
42.33°N
83.05°W
Detroit is Motown, techno's birthplace, auto-industry bones, and a comeback story that's actually happening. Coney dogs come with chili and onions, the riverfront looks across at Canada (yes, Canada is south of Detroit), and the murals in Eastern Market could fill an art book. Cass Corridor, Corktown, Mexicantown: every neighborhood feels like its own city. The architecture downtown is genuinely jaw-dropping.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Chattanooga ran you
Detroit costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
3% cheaper than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,507/mo
$302 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
19% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
4.3M
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
Chattanooga actually gets more: 167 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 37 days below 20° here, 5 in Chattanooga.
291% more happening than in Chattanooga.
47/100
32% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
21% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
135
1588% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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