$100k a year, no longer in Detroit
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 each month than Detroit ran you
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
30% more expensive than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
0%
$354/mo less in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,425/mo
$82 less than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
119% more expensive than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
565k
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Detroit barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.
A similar weekend lineup to Detroit.
71/100
51% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
4% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
13
90% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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