$100k salary, packing up from Salt Lake City
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boise
ID
43.62°N
116.20°W
Boise is basically Denver before Denver got Denver-y: walkable downtown, foothills you can run into on your lunch break, and a river slicing right through the middle of town. The Basque Block downtown anchors the biggest Basque community in the U.S., which nobody sees coming. The vibe is 'we close our laptops and go outside,' and the trails make that very easy to do. Locals would prefer you didn't tell anyone.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Salt Lake City
You'd pay for Boise. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
12% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
5.8%
$96/mo more in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,056/mo
$282 less than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
16% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
827k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Salt Lake City actually gets more: 168 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Salt Lake City stays 1.6× busier.
82/100
5% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
20% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
16
82% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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