$100k a year, no longer in Gainesville
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 expensive each month than Gainesville
Reno runs a little pricier than Gainesville. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
16% more expensive than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,425/mo
$263 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
81% more expensive than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
565k
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Gainesville edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in Gainesville.
A real upgrade on things to do: 34.3× Gainesville's pace.
71/100
13% higher than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
4% higher than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
13
160% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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