$100k salary, packing up from Trenton
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
below Trenton's monthly cost
Albuquerque sits well below Trenton on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,489/mo
41% cheaper than Trenton(vs $2,540/mo)
5.9%
$39/mo less in state tax than Trenton
vs 6.37% in Trenton
$6,353/mo
$1,090 more than Trenton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$351k
23% cheaper than Trenton
vs $456k in Trenton
924k
vs 382k in Trenton
field notes, weather & such.
205
pleasant days a year, in albuquerque.
Trenton only logs 171 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 34 days above 95° here, 2 in Trenton.
A month here packs 3.8× the events of Trenton.
81/100
14% higher than Trenton
vs 71/100 in Trenton
Closest outdoor draw: Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 13.4 mi.
94/100
7% higher than Trenton
vs 88/100 in Trenton
23
81% fewer than Trenton
vs 123 nonstops in Trenton
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