with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Antonio

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El Paso, TX cityscape

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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

$79

the monthly cost of moving past San Antonio

El Paso edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

6% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in San Antonio

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$79 less than San Antonio

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

04a house here

$231k

18% cheaper than San Antonio

vs $280k in San Antonio

05metro size

872k

vs 2.7M in San Antonio

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

San Antonio keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.

San Antonio hosts 3.8× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

33% higher than San Antonio

vs 49/100 in San Antonio

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

·walk score®

93/100

4% lower than San Antonio

vs 97/100 in San Antonio

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

63% fewer than San Antonio

vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio

04 · see also

same energy as el paso, different zip code:

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huntsville

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