same $100k income, fresh start from Ann Arbor
changea dispatch from
albuquerque
NM
35.08°N
106.65°W
Albuquerque is green chile on everything, the Sandia Mountains turning pink at sunset (the name literally means watermelon), and the Balloon Fiesta in October when 500+ hot air balloons fill the sky. The old town adobes feel like the 1700s, the food fuses Native, Mexican, and Spanish in ways you won't get anywhere else. Breaking Bad fans will recognize half the city, and locals are good-natured about it.
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the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Ann Arbor
Not a fortune, but real money. Albuquerque runs cheaper than Ann Arbor month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
28% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
5.9%
$137/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,353/mo
$456 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
18% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
924k
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Ann Arbor barely cracks 154 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 34 days above 95° vs Ann Arbor's 0.
A month here packs 3.0× the events of Ann Arbor.
81/100
45% higher than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
3% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
23
83% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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