$100k a year, no longer in Little Rock
changea dispatch from
san antonio
TX
29.42°N
98.49°W
San Antonio wraps the River Walk through downtown like a Venetian canal trail (much shorter, but lined with mariachi and margaritas). The Alamo sits in the middle of it all, the five Spanish missions are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the puffy tacos are unlike Tex-Mex anywhere else. Fiesta in April is essentially a 10-day citywide block party. It's bigger and prouder than outsiders expect.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Little Rock
A near-tie on cost. What separates San Antonio is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,394/mo
15% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,939/mo
$181 more than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
23% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
2.7M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
167
pleasant days a year, in san antonio.
Little Rock keeps to 163 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 59 days top 95° vs Little Rock's 29.
8.7× the events of Little Rock, and the calendar shows it.
49/100
9% lower than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Guadalupe River State Park, 30 mi.
97/100
98% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
35
106% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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