$100k salary, packing up from Boston
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 Boston
In Reno, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
39% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,425/mo
$1,653 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
26% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
565k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Boston barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.
Lighter on events: Boston packs 1.6× more into a month.
71/100
0% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
3% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
13
87% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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