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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

$856

below Springfield's monthly cost

El Paso runs on a fraction of Springfield's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

23% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Springfield

vs 5% in Springfield

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$856 more than Springfield

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

04a house here

$231k

38% cheaper than Springfield

vs $373k in Springfield

05metro size

872k

vs 460k in Springfield

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Springfield keeps to 147 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 60 days above 95°, vs 1 in Springfield.

5.0× the events of Springfield, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

2% lower than Springfield

vs 66/100 in Springfield

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

·walk score®

93/100

7% higher than Springfield

vs 87/100 in Springfield

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

50% fewer than Springfield

vs 26 nonstops in Springfield

04 · see also

cities that play in el paso's register:

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roanoke

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lexington

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huntsville

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