$100k salary, packing up from Lansing
changea dispatch from
tucson
AZ
32.25°N
110.91°W
Tucson is the first U.S. city named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, and the Sonoran hot dogs alone justify the trip. The saguaros stand around like skinny green sentries, the mountains ring the city in every direction, and the sunsets do that thing where the whole sky turns watermelon. The University of Arizona keeps the energy young. The monsoons in July are genuinely thrilling, and the dry desert nights keep the patios full long after dark.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Lansing
Barely costlier than Lansing. If Tucson pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,444/mo
15% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
2.5%
$146/mo less in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,681/mo
$39 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$352k
45% more expensive than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
1.1M
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
202
pleasant days a year, in tucson.
Lansing only logs 153 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 94 days top 95° vs Lansing's 0.
1.8× the events of Lansing, and the calendar shows it.
66/100
16% higher than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: Saguaro National Park, 16.6 mi.
67/100
16% lower than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
16
167% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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