$100k a year, no longer in St. Louis
changea dispatch from
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 St. Louis ran you
Provo costs more than St. Louis, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,743/mo
24% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
4.65%
$4/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,203/mo
$328 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$559k
102% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
733k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in provo.
St. Louis gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 44 days under 20°, vs 22 in St. Louis.
Noticeably quieter than St. Louis. About 99% fewer events on a typical month.
81/100
19% higher than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Wasatch Mountain State Park, 20.4 mi.
89/100
2% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
91
52% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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