$100k salary, packing up from Durham
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 Durham
Reno and Durham land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
13% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Durham
vs 4.5% in Durham
$6,425/mo
$151 more than Durham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
38% more expensive than Durham
vs $415k in Durham
565k
vs 609k in Durham
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Durham only manages 178 of those. Winter shows up, though: 28 days below 20° vs Durham's 5.
194% more happening than in Durham.
71/100
42% higher than Durham
vs 50/100 in Durham
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
19% higher than Durham
vs 80/100 in Durham
13
67% fewer than Durham
vs 39 nonstops in Durham
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