same $100k income, fresh start from Greensboro
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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pricier each month than Greensboro
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
34% more expensive than Greensboro(vs $1,428/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Greensboro
vs 4.5% in Greensboro
$6,425/mo
$105 less than Greensboro
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
113% more expensive than Greensboro
vs $269k in Greensboro
565k
vs 790k in Greensboro
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Greensboro barely cracks 189 pleasant ones. Winter has bite, though: 28 days drop below 20° vs Greensboro's 6.
A month here packs 2.1× the events of Greensboro.
71/100
31% higher than Greensboro
vs 54/100 in Greensboro
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
8% higher than Greensboro
vs 88/100 in Greensboro
13
7% fewer than Greensboro
vs 14 nonstops in Greensboro
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