$100k salary, packing up from Roanoke
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provo
UT
40.23°N
111.66°W
Provo is BYU and the Mormon culture's center of gravity, with a downtown that's quieter than most college towns (no Saturday football beer crowds here). The Wasatch Mountains rise right behind it, with Sundance ski resort 30 minutes up the canyon. Provo Canyon and Bridal Veil Falls are summer go-tos. The tech scene (Qualtrics, Domo) has reshaped the local economy. Beautiful in a calm, ordered way.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Roanoke ran you
Provo costs more than Roanoke, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,743/mo
26% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.65%
$92/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,203/mo
$269 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$559k
89% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
733k
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in provo.
Roanoke gets 179 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 44 days under 20°, vs 21 in Roanoke.
But the calendar thins out: Roanoke stays 12.0× busier.
81/100
17% higher than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Wasatch Mountain State Park, 20.4 mi.
89/100
5% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
91
911% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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