on $100k a year, leaving El Paso

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New York, NY cityscape

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New York

ny · metro 19.5M

a dispatch from

new york

NY

40.71°N

74.01°W

New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.

metro19.5M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,750

more each month than El Paso ran you

New York costs noticeably more than El Paso. You'd be paying for New York itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the new york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,329/mo

126% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

10.73%

$894/mo more in state tax than El Paso

vs 0% in El Paso

03after rent

$4,110/mo

$2,750 less than El Paso

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

04a house here

$739k

220% more expensive than El Paso

vs $231k in El Paso

05metro size

19.5M

vs 872k in El Paso

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in new york.

El Paso actually gets more: 222 pleasant days a year.

12923% more happening than in El Paso.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

78/100

20% higher than El Paso

vs 65/100 in El Paso

Closest outdoor draw: Gateway National Recreation Area, 13.5 mi.

·walk score®

100/100

8% higher than El Paso

vs 93/100 in El Paso

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

215

1554% more than El Paso

vs 13 nonstops in El Paso

04 · see also

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