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El Paso, TX cityscape

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El Paso

tx · metro 872k

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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

$180

under Dayton, every month

Money-wise it's a wash. The case for El Paso is everything that isn't rent.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

12% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$332/mo less in state tax than Dayton

vs 3.99% in Dayton

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$180 more than Dayton

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

04a house here

$231k

67% more expensive than Dayton

vs $139k in Dayton

05metro size

872k

vs 808k in Dayton

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Dayton only logs 171 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 60 days top 95° here, 0 in Dayton.

A real upgrade on things to do: 2.1× Dayton's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

5% higher than Dayton

vs 62/100 in Dayton

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

·walk score®

93/100

4% higher than Dayton

vs 89/100 in Dayton

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

19% fewer than Dayton

vs 16 nonstops in Dayton

04 · see also

cities that play in el paso's register:

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huntsville

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