on $100k a year, leaving York
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 York ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Tucson is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,444/mo
6% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
2.5%
$47/mo less in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,681/mo
$36 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$352k
14% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
1.1M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
202
pleasant days a year, in tucson.
York barely cracks 159 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 94 days top 95° here, 4 in York.
A month here packs 33.0× the events of York.
66/100
3% higher than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Saguaro National Park, 16.6 mi.
67/100
28% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
16
33% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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