$100k salary, packing up from Cape Coral

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Reno, NV cityscape

next stop after cape coral

Reno

nv · metro 565k

a 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.

metro565k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$49

the monthly cost of moving past Cape Coral

Barely costlier than Cape Coral. If Reno pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the reno entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,908/mo

3% more expensive than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,425/mo

$49 less than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$574k

62% more expensive than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

565k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

201

pleasant days a year, in reno.

Cape Coral gets 250 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in Cape Coral.

·outdoorscore

71/100

29% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.

·walk score®

95/100

126% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

61% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

if reno appeals, also worth a look: