same $100k income, fresh start from Mobile
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Mobile
Little Rock and Mobile land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,209/mo
7% cheaper than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
4.4%
$50/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,758/mo
$143 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$228k
18% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
765k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in little rock.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 29 days clear 95°, vs 3 back in Mobile.
But the calendar thins out: Mobile stays 1.8× busier.
54/100
8% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Hot Springs National Park, 47.8 mi.
49/100
29% lower than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
17
240% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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