$100k a year, no longer in Huntsville
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 Huntsville ran you
Barely costlier than Huntsville. If Reno pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
39% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,425/mo
$118 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
82% more expensive than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
565k
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Huntsville only logs 177 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 28 days drop below 20° vs Huntsville's 6.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.2× more on the calendar than Huntsville.
71/100
22% higher than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
36% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
13
44% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
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