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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

$319

less monthly outlay than Montgomery

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

7% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Montgomery

vs 5% in Montgomery

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$319 more than Montgomery

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

04a house here

$231k

9% more expensive than Montgomery

vs $212k in Montgomery

05metro size

872k

vs 385k in Montgomery

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Montgomery barely cracks 181 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 60 days above 95° vs Montgomery's 29.

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

65/100

48% higher than Montgomery

vs 44/100 in Montgomery

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

·walk score®

93/100

52% higher than Montgomery

vs 61/100 in Montgomery

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

333% more than Montgomery

vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery

04 · see also

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