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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

$317

cheaper each month than Huntsville

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

7% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Huntsville

vs 5% in Huntsville

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$317 more than Huntsville

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

04a house here

$231k

27% cheaper than Huntsville

vs $316k in Huntsville

05metro size

872k

vs 527k in Huntsville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Huntsville only manages 177 of those. Bring the AC. 60 days a year clear 95°, well past Huntsville's 13.

On par with Huntsville for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

12% higher than Huntsville

vs 58/100 in Huntsville

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

·walk score®

93/100

33% higher than Huntsville

vs 70/100 in Huntsville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

44% more than Huntsville

vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville

04 · see also

neighbors of el paso on the map of tradeoffs:

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roanoke

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lexington

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tallahassee

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