$100k salary, packing up from El Paso
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
the monthly cost of moving past El Paso
Detroit costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
0% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,507/mo
$353 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
13% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
4.3M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
El Paso has the edge here, logging 222 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 37 days below 20° here, 1 in El Paso.
200% more happening than in El Paso.
47/100
28% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
6% higher than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
135
938% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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