same $100k income, fresh start from El Paso
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 El Paso ran you
Milwaukee runs a little pricier than El Paso. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
2% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
6.27%
$523/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,307/mo
$553 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
71% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
1.6M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
El Paso edges ahead with 222 pleasant days. Winter asks for something in return: 62 days under 20° here, 1 in El Paso.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.3× more on the calendar than El Paso.
61/100
6% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
5% higher than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
30
131% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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