$100k a year, no longer in El Paso

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Portland

or · metro 2.5M

photo: Rufina Rusakova / pexels

a dispatch from

portland

OR

45.52°N

122.68°W

Portland is food carts, bridges, donuts shaped like Voodoo dolls, and a low-key obsession with doing things the hard, hand-made way. The 'Keep Portland Weird' bumper sticker is older than most of the influencers who quote it. Mt. Hood pops into view between buildings on clear mornings, and the bike infrastructure puts most American cities to shame. Coffee here is treated like wine.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,037

the monthly cost of moving past El Paso

A real premium for Portland. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the portland entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,781/mo

21% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

8.75%

$729/mo more in state tax than El Paso

vs 0% in El Paso

03after rent

$5,823/mo

$1,037 less than El Paso

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

04a house here

$562k

143% more expensive than El Paso

vs $231k in El Paso

05metro size

2.5M

vs 872k in El Paso

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

178

pleasant days a year, in portland.

El Paso has the edge here, logging 222 pleasant days a year.

4.1× the events of El Paso, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

87/100

34% higher than El Paso

vs 65/100 in El Paso

Closest outdoor draw: Mt. Hood National Forest, 40.4 mi.

·walk score®

100/100

8% higher than El Paso

vs 93/100 in El Paso

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

57

338% more than El Paso

vs 13 nonstops in El Paso

04 · see also

same energy as portland, different zip code:

see also

albuquerque

$530/mo cheaper

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cincinnati

$629/mo cheaper

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see also

salt lake city

$515/mo cheaper

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compare portland with:

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