on $100k a year, leaving Detroit
changea 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.
the verdict
more each month than Detroit ran you
Barely costlier than Detroit. If Milwaukee pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
2% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
6.27%
$168/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,307/mo
$200 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
50% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
1.6M
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Detroit gets 160 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 62 days drop below 20° vs Detroit's 37.
On par with Detroit for events and shows.
61/100
30% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
1% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
30
78% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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