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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

$298

less monthly outlay than Oklahoma City

The gap is real. El Paso costs noticeably less than Oklahoma City, every month.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

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

02state income tax

0%

$396/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City

vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$298 more than Oklahoma City

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

04a house here

$231k

6% cheaper than Oklahoma City

vs $246k in Oklahoma City

05metro size

872k

vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Oklahoma City only logs 191 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 60 days above 95° here, 26 in Oklahoma City.

Lighter on events: Oklahoma City packs 1.6× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

44% higher than Oklahoma City

vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City

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

·walk score®

93/100

27% higher than Oklahoma City

vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

35% fewer than Oklahoma City

vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City

04 · see also

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