on $100k a year, leaving Fresno
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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under Fresno, every month
Move to Reno and the monthly math gets easier. Fresno's rent is the headline; Reno's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
5% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,425/mo
$866 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
38% more expensive than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
565k
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Fresno edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in Fresno.
171% more happening than in Fresno.
71/100
8% higher than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
7% higher than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
13
18% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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