same $100k income, fresh start from Greenville
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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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cheaper each month than Greenville
Reno and Greenville 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
23% more expensive than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Greenville
vs 6.5% in Greenville
$6,425/mo
$184 more than Greenville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
85% more expensive than Greenville
vs $311k in Greenville
565k
vs 975k in Greenville
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Greenville gets 202 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 5 in Greenville.
4.7× the events of Greenville, and the calendar shows it.
71/100
3% higher than Greenville
vs 69/100 in Greenville
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
13% higher than Greenville
vs 84/100 in Greenville
13
35% fewer than Greenville
vs 20 nonstops in Greenville
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