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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

$206

less monthly outlay than Jacksonville

El Paso is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

12% cheaper than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Jacksonville

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$206 more than Jacksonville

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

04a house here

$231k

35% cheaper than Jacksonville

vs $358k in Jacksonville

05metro size

872k

vs 1.7M in Jacksonville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Jacksonville keeps to 198 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 60 days top 95° vs Jacksonville's 27.

42% fewer events than Jacksonville. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

2% higher than Jacksonville

vs 64/100 in Jacksonville

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

·walk score®

93/100

0% lower than Jacksonville

vs 93/100 in Jacksonville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

50% fewer than Jacksonville

vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville

04 · see also

same energy as el paso, different zip code:

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