same $100k income, fresh start from Chattanooga
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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 each month than Chattanooga ran you
Reno costs more than Chattanooga, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
25% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,425/mo
$384 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
78% more expensive than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
565k
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Chattanooga only logs 167 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 5 in Chattanooga.
A month here packs 4.5× the events of Chattanooga.
71/100
3% higher than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
16% higher than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
13
63% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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