$100k a year, no longer in Reno

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New York, NY cityscape

swapping out of reno

New York

ny · metro 19.5M

a dispatch from

new york

NY

40.71°N

74.01°W

New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.

metro19.5M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,315

the monthly cost of moving past Reno

New York doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what New York is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the new york entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,329/mo

74% more expensive than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)

02state income tax

10.73%

$894/mo more in state tax than Reno

vs 0% in Reno

03after rent

$4,110/mo

$2,315 less than Reno

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$739k

29% more expensive than Reno

vs $574k in Reno

05metro size

19.5M

vs 565k in Reno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in new york.

Reno gets 201 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

3693% more happening than in Reno.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

78/100

10% higher than Reno

vs 71/100 in Reno

Closest outdoor draw: Gateway National Recreation Area, 13.5 mi.

·walk score®

100/100

5% higher than Reno

vs 95/100 in Reno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

215

1554% more than Reno

vs 13 nonstops in Reno

04 · see also

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