on $100k a year, leaving Jacksonville
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 Jacksonville
Reno runs a little pricier than Jacksonville. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
14% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,425/mo
$229 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
60% more expensive than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
565k
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Jacksonville barely cracks 198 pleasant ones. Winter has bite, though: 28 days drop below 20° vs Jacksonville's 0.
98% more happening than in Jacksonville.
71/100
11% higher than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
2% higher than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
13
50% fewer than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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