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El Paso, TX cityscape

next stop after olympia

El Paso

tx · metro 872k

photo: Gene Maysonet / pexels

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

$518

lighter monthly cost than Olympia

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

26% cheaper than Olympia(vs $1,991/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Olympia

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$518 more than Olympia

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

04a house here

$231k

57% cheaper than Olympia

vs $533k in Olympia

05metro size

872k

vs 299k in Olympia

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Olympia only manages 182 of those. The trade is summer: 60 days above 95°, vs 0 in Olympia.

·outdoorscore

65/100

19% lower than Olympia

vs 80/100 in Olympia

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

·walk score®

93/100

6% higher than Olympia

vs 88/100 in Olympia

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

86% fewer than Olympia

vs 90 nonstops in Olympia

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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huntsville

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