on $100k a year, leaving San Antonio
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 San Antonio 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
6% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,507/mo
$432 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
7% cheaper than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
4.3M
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
San Antonio actually gets more: 167 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 37 days below 20° here, 0 in San Antonio.
Comparable to San Antonio for events and concerts.
47/100
4% lower than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
2% higher than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
135
286% more than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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