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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

$1,702

more expensive each month than Fayetteville

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

81% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$408/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.4% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$4,659/mo

$1,702 less than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$1029k

180% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $367k in Fayetteville

05metro size

12.8M

vs 590k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

283

pleasant days a year, in los angeles.

Fayetteville barely cracks 170 pleasant ones.

A month here packs 43.5× the events of Fayetteville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

5% higher than Fayetteville

vs 64/100 in Fayetteville

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

·walk score®

96/100

17% higher than Fayetteville

vs 82/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

150

971% more than Fayetteville

vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

same energy as los angeles, different zip code:

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