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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

$1,877

more expensive each month than Lincoln

Los Angeles costs noticeably more than Lincoln. You'd be paying for Los Angeles itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the los angeles entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,899/mo

121% more expensive than Lincoln(vs $1,311/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$288/mo more in state tax than Lincoln

vs 5.84% in Lincoln

03after rent

$4,659/mo

$1,877 less than Lincoln

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

04a house here

$1029k

241% more expensive than Lincoln

vs $302k in Lincoln

05metro size

12.8M

vs 344k in Lincoln

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

283

pleasant days a year, in los angeles.

Lincoln only manages 152 of those.

1292% more happening than in Lincoln.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

26% higher than Lincoln

vs 53/100 in Lincoln

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

·walk score®

96/100

28% higher than Lincoln

vs 75/100 in Lincoln

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

150

4900% more than Lincoln

vs 3 nonstops in Lincoln

04 · see also

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