$100k salary, packing up from Shreveport
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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 Shreveport
Detroit costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
13% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
4.25%
$104/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,507/mo
$268 less than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
49% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
4.3M
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
Shreveport keeps to 159 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 37 days below 20° vs Shreveport's 2.
A real upgrade on things to do: 90.0× Shreveport's pace.
47/100
16% lower than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
94% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
135
2600% more than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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