$100k salary, packing up from El Paso
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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the monthly cost of moving past El Paso
Reno costs more than El Paso, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
30% more expensive than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
0%
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,425/mo
$435 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
148% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
565k
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
El Paso gets 222 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 28 days drop below 20° vs El Paso's 1.
3.4× the events of El Paso, and the calendar shows it.
71/100
9% higher than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
2% higher than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
13
0% fewer than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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