$100k a year, no longer in Birmingham
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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more expensive each month than Birmingham
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Reno is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
36% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,425/mo
$85 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
120% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
565k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Birmingham barely cracks 171 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 4 in Birmingham.
A similar weekend lineup to Birmingham.
71/100
16% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
20% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
13
35% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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