$100k salary, packing up from San Antonio
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
more each month than San Antonio ran you
You'd pay for Tucson. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,444/mo
4% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
2.5%
$208/mo more in state tax than San Antonio
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,681/mo
$258 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$352k
26% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
1.1M
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
202
pleasant days a year, in tucson.
San Antonio keeps to 167 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 94 days a year clear 95°, well past San Antonio's 59.
But the calendar thins out: San Antonio stays 3.4× busier.
66/100
35% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Saguaro National Park, 16.6 mi.
67/100
31% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
16
54% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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