$100k salary, packing up from Hartford
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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below Hartford's monthly cost
The gap is real. Reno costs noticeably less than Hartford, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
1% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
0%
$458/mo less in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$6,425/mo
$481 more than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
40% more expensive than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
565k
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Hartford barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.
A month here packs 3.6× the events of Hartford.
71/100
6% higher than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
4% higher than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
13
50% fewer than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
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