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Little Rock, AR cityscape

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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

$762

lighter monthly cost than Fort Collins

Not a fortune, but real money. Little Rock runs cheaper than Fort Collins month over month.
landable, recorded on the little rock entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,209/mo

39% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)

02state income tax

4.4%

vs 4.4% in Fort Collins

03after rent

$6,758/mo

$762 more than Fort Collins

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

04a house here

$228k

60% cheaper than Fort Collins

vs $572k in Fort Collins

05metro size

765k

vs 371k in Fort Collins

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

163

pleasant days a year, in little rock.

Fort Collins gets 177 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 29 days above 95° vs Fort Collins's 11.

1200% more happening than in Fort Collins.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

54/100

22% lower than Fort Collins

vs 69/100 in Fort Collins

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

·walk score®

49/100

43% lower than Fort Collins

vs 86/100 in Fort Collins

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

90% fewer than Fort Collins

vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins

04 · see also

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