with $100k coming in, swapping out of Greenville
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.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than Greenville
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Albuquerque is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
4% cheaper than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
5.9%
$50/mo less in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$6,353/mo
$112 more than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
13% more expensive than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
924k
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Greenville keeps to 202 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 34 days top 95° vs Greenville's 4.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.9× more on the calendar than Greenville.
81/100
17% higher than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
12% higher than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
23
15% more than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
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