$100k salary, packing up from Little Rock
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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the monthly cost of moving past Little Rock
Reno costs more than Little Rock, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
58% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
0%
$367/mo less in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,425/mo
$333 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
152% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
565k
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Little Rock only logs 163 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 6 in Little Rock.
7.9× the events of Little Rock, and the calendar shows it.
71/100
31% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
94% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
13
24% fewer than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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