with $100k coming in, swapping out of Cape Coral

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Little Rock, AR cityscape

if you left cape coral

Little Rock

ar · metro 765k

a dispatch from

little rock

AR

34.75°N

92.29°W

Little Rock is the Arkansas River curving past downtown, the Clinton Presidential Library lit up at night (it's a striking modernist building), and a state capitol modeled directly on the U.S. Capitol. The River Market district is the food and bar center. Pinnacle Mountain on the western edge is a quick hike with a view of the whole valley. It's smaller and friendlier than its reputation.

metro765k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$284

lighter monthly cost than Cape Coral

You'd feel the difference in Little Rock. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Cape Coral.
landable, recorded on the little rock entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,209/mo

35% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

$367/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,758/mo

$284 more than Cape Coral

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

04a house here

$228k

36% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

765k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

163

pleasant days a year, in little rock.

Cape Coral has the edge here, logging 250 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 29 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Cape Coral.

·outdoorscore

54/100

2% lower than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Hot Springs National Park, 47.8 mi.

·walk score®

49/100

17% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

48% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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