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Milwaukee

wi · metro 1.6M

a dispatch from

milwaukee

WI

43.04°N

87.91°W

Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.

metro1.6M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$689

pricier each month than Clarksville

Milwaukee costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the milwaukee entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,504/mo

12% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

6.27%

$523/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,307/mo

$689 less than Clarksville

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

04a house here

$394k

34% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

1.6M

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

149

pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.

Clarksville actually gets more: 173 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 62 days below 20°, vs 15 in Clarksville.

A month here packs 35.0× the events of Clarksville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

61/100

20% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.

·walk score®

98/100

18% higher than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

30

36% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

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