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El Paso, TX cityscape

next stop after cape coral

El Paso

tx · metro 872k

photo: Gene Maysonet / pexels

a dispatch from

el paso

TX

31.76°N

106.49°W

El Paso has the Franklin Mountains running right through the middle of the city (which is rare), with hiking trails inside city limits and the desert wide open just past the suburbs. The Mexican food is exceptional in ways that the rest of Texas doesn't quite match (it's true regional border food). Ciudad Juarez is literally next door across the Rio Grande. The light at sunset is unreal.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$386

below Cape Coral's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in El Paso. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Cape Coral.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

21% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$386 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$231k

35% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

872k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Cape Coral actually gets more: 250 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 60 days a year clear 95°, well past Cape Coral's 0.

·outdoorscore

65/100

18% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: White Sands National Park, 72.1 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

121% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

61% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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huntsville

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