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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

$1,610

the monthly cost of moving past Greeley

Los Angeles doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Los Angeles is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the los angeles entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,899/mo

71% more expensive than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$408/mo more in state tax than Greeley

vs 4.4% in Greeley

03after rent

$4,659/mo

$1,610 less than Greeley

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

04a house here

$1029k

107% more expensive than Greeley

vs $497k in Greeley

05metro size

12.8M

vs 359k in Greeley

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

283

pleasant days a year, in los angeles.

Greeley barely cracks 177 pleasant ones.

8600% more happening than in Greeley.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

0% lower than Greeley

vs 67/100 in Greeley

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

·walk score®

96/100

45% higher than Greeley

vs 66/100 in Greeley

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

150

11% fewer than Greeley

vs 169 nonstops in Greeley

04 · see also

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