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St. Louis, MO cityscape

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St. Louis

mo · metro 2.8M

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a dispatch from

st. louis

MO

38.63°N

90.20°W

St. Louis has the Arch (catenary curve and engineering marvel), Forest Park (bigger than Central Park and home to a free zoo, art museum, and history museum), and toasted ravioli, which was invented here. The Cardinals are a religion, the Hill neighborhood is wall-to-wall Italian red sauce, and Imo's makes pizza with Provel cheese that locals defend furiously. The skyline at sunset is underrated.

metro2.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$411

cheaper each month than Duluth

You'd feel the difference in St. Louis. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Duluth.
landable, recorded on the st. louis entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,411/mo

9% cheaper than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

4.7%

$262/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,531/mo

$411 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$277k

10% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

2.8M

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

174

pleasant days a year, in st. louis.

Duluth barely cracks 132 pleasant ones.

2.7× the events of Duluth, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

68/100

7% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

Closest outdoor draw: Gateway Arch National Park, 0.7 mi.

·walk score®

87/100

181% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

60

1400% more than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

04 · see also

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