$100k salary, packing up from Fayetteville
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
below Fayetteville's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Detroit is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
0% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
4.25%
$21/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,507/mo
$26 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
2% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
4.3M
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
Fayetteville has the edge here, logging 193 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 37 days below 20° vs Fayetteville's 3.
6.0× the events of Fayetteville, and the calendar shows it.
47/100
8% lower than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
30% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
135
3275% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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