$100k salary, packing up from Boise
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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less monthly outlay than Boise
The gap is real. Reno costs noticeably less than Boise, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
6% more expensive than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
0%
$483/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,425/mo
$369 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
17% more expensive than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
565k
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Boise barely cracks 166 pleasant ones.
164% more happening than in Boise.
71/100
13% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
1% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
13
19% fewer than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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