$100k a year, no longer in Eugene

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Little Rock, AR cityscape

swapping out of eugene

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

$953

under Eugene, every month

In Little Rock, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the little rock entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,209/mo

33% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

$362/mo less in state tax than Eugene

vs 8.75% in Eugene

03after rent

$6,758/mo

$953 more than Eugene

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

04a house here

$228k

50% cheaper than Eugene

vs $456k in Eugene

05metro size

765k

vs 381k in Eugene

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

163

pleasant days a year, in little rock.

Eugene gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 29 days above 95° vs Eugene's 2.

Eugene hosts 2.1× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

54/100

28% lower than Eugene

vs 75/100 in Eugene

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

·walk score®

49/100

49% lower than Eugene

vs 97/100 in Eugene

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

89% more than Eugene

vs 9 nonstops in Eugene

04 · see also

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