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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

$54

less monthly outlay than Tallahassee

On paper, El Paso and Tallahassee are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

4% cheaper than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Tallahassee

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$54 more than Tallahassee

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

04a house here

$231k

20% cheaper than Tallahassee

vs $289k in Tallahassee

05metro size

872k

vs 393k in Tallahassee

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Tallahassee only manages 186 of those. Warm, not extreme: 60 days clear 95°, vs 35 back in Tallahassee.

A real upgrade on things to do: 15.0× Tallahassee's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

12% higher than Tallahassee

vs 58/100 in Tallahassee

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

·walk score®

93/100

21% higher than Tallahassee

vs 77/100 in Tallahassee

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

86% more than Tallahassee

vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as el paso:

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roanoke

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