same $100k income, fresh start from Spartanburg
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
pricier each month than Spartanburg
A small premium for Albuquerque. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
4% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
5.9%
$50/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,353/mo
$5 less than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
27% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
924k
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Spartanburg only manages 191 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 34 days top 95° vs Spartanburg's 16.
A month here packs 2.8× the events of Spartanburg.
81/100
19% higher than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
22% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
23
15% more than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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