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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

$522

cheaper each month than Salt Lake City

You'd feel the difference in El Paso. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Salt Lake City.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

8% cheaper than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City

vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$522 more than Salt Lake City

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

04a house here

$231k

60% cheaper than Salt Lake City

vs $584k in Salt Lake City

05metro size

872k

vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Salt Lake City only manages 168 of those. Warm, not extreme: 60 days clear 95°, vs 23 back in Salt Lake City.

Noticeably quieter than Salt Lake City. About 52% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

17% lower than Salt Lake City

vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City

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

·walk score®

93/100

16% higher than Salt Lake City

vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

86% fewer than Salt Lake City

vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City

04 · see also

same energy as el paso, different zip code:

see also

roanoke

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see also

lexington

more things to do

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see also

huntsville

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