$100k a year, no longer in Harrisburg
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 each month than Harrisburg ran you
Reno costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
32% more expensive than Harrisburg(vs $1,446/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Harrisburg
vs 3.07% in Harrisburg
$6,425/mo
$207 less than Harrisburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
86% more expensive than Harrisburg
vs $309k in Harrisburg
565k
vs 606k in Harrisburg
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Harrisburg only manages 152 of those.
3.1× the events of Harrisburg, and the calendar shows it.
71/100
3% higher than Harrisburg
vs 69/100 in Harrisburg
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
2% higher than Harrisburg
vs 93/100 in Harrisburg
13
8% more than Harrisburg
vs 12 nonstops in Harrisburg
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