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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

$272

under Tulsa, every month

El Paso gives you room Tulsa doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the el paso entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,473/mo

9% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$396/mo less in state tax than Tulsa

vs 4.75% in Tulsa

03after rent

$6,860/mo

$272 more than Tulsa

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

04a house here

$231k

9% cheaper than Tulsa

vs $253k in Tulsa

05metro size

872k

vs 1.0M in Tulsa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

222

pleasant days a year, in el paso.

Tulsa only manages 163 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 60 days top 95° vs Tulsa's 31.

On par with Tulsa for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

33% higher than Tulsa

vs 49/100 in Tulsa

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

·walk score®

93/100

21% higher than Tulsa

vs 77/100 in Tulsa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

28% fewer than Tulsa

vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa

04 · see also

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roanoke

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lexington

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huntsville

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