$100k a year, no longer in Atlanta
changea dispatch from
reno
NV
39.53°N
119.81°W
Reno calls itself the Biggest Little City in the World and means it: casinos and neon, sure, but also a quietly cool downtown, a strong outdoor culture (Tahoe is 45 minutes south), and the Truckee River running right through the middle of everything. The University of Nevada keeps things young. Burning Man buses depart from here every August. Sunnier and drier than people expect.
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under Atlanta, every month
Reno is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
5% more expensive than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,425/mo
$363 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
49% more expensive than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
565k
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Atlanta gets 204 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 2 in Atlanta.
But the calendar thins out: Atlanta stays 2.3× busier.
71/100
6% higher than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
2% higher than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
13
94% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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