on $100k a year, leaving York
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 premium over York
Detroit runs a little pricier than York. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
8% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
4.25%
$98/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,507/mo
$210 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
15% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
4.3M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
York barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 90.0× more on the calendar than York.
47/100
27% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
6% higher than York
vs 93/100 in York
135
1025% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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