on $100k a year, leaving Lancaster
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 Lancaster ran you
A small premium for Reno. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
26% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$6,425/mo
$136 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
50% more expensive than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
565k
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Lancaster keeps to 158 pleasant days a year.
6.9× the events of Lancaster, and the calendar shows it.
71/100
13% higher than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
2% lower than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
13
1200% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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