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Los Angeles, CA cityscape

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Los Angeles

ca · metro 12.8M

a dispatch from

los angeles

CA

34.05°N

118.24°W

Los Angeles is 88 cities pretending to be one, connected by freeways and a shared love of really good tacos. Every neighborhood is its own scene: surfers in Venice, the Korean grandmas of K-town, mountains rising behind Pasadena, Persian rugs in Westwood. The light at golden hour is so good it makes Instagram filters jealous. Roll the windows down at golden hour, put on a playlist, and let the city stretch out.

metro12.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,815

pricier each month than Cape Coral

Los Angeles is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the los angeles entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,899/mo

56% more expensive than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$4,659/mo

$1,815 less than Cape Coral

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

04a house here

$1029k

190% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

12.8M

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

283

pleasant days a year, in los angeles.

Cape Coral barely cracks 250 pleasant ones.

·outdoorscore

67/100

22% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

129% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

150

355% more than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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