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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

$795

cheaper each month than Myrtle Beach

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

15% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$542/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach

vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$795 more than Myrtle Beach

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

04a house here

$231k

36% cheaper than Myrtle Beach

vs $361k in Myrtle Beach

05metro size

872k

vs 397k in Myrtle Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Myrtle Beach has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 60 days a year clear 95°, well past Myrtle Beach's 0.

30% more happening than in Myrtle Beach.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

12% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach

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

·walk score®

93/100

69% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

43% fewer than Myrtle Beach

vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach

04 · see also

same energy as el paso, different zip code:

see also

roanoke

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lexington

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huntsville

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