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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

$330

cheaper each month than Greensboro

Not a fortune, but real money. El Paso runs cheaper than Greensboro month over month.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

3% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$375/mo less in state tax than Greensboro

vs 4.5% in Greensboro

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$330 more than Greensboro

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

04a house here

$231k

14% cheaper than Greensboro

vs $269k in Greensboro

05metro size

872k

vs 790k in Greensboro

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Greensboro only manages 189 of those. The trade is summer: 60 days above 95°, vs 8 in Greensboro.

39% fewer events than Greensboro. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

20% higher than Greensboro

vs 54/100 in Greensboro

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

·walk score®

93/100

6% higher than Greensboro

vs 88/100 in Greensboro

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

7% fewer than Greensboro

vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro

04 · see also

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