on $100k a year, leaving Pittsburgh
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
under Pittsburgh, every month
Little Rock and Pittsburgh 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
18% cheaper than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
4.4%
$111/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,758/mo
$153 more than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$228k
2% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
765k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in little rock.
Pittsburgh keeps to 161 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 29 days top 95° vs Pittsburgh's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Pittsburgh stays 6.1× busier.
54/100
22% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Hot Springs National Park, 47.8 mi.
49/100
51% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
17
54% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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