same $100k income, fresh start from Milwaukee
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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under Milwaukee, every month
On paper, Reno and Milwaukee are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
27% more expensive than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
0%
$523/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,425/mo
$118 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
46% more expensive than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
565k
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Milwaukee only manages 149 of those.
47% more happening than in Milwaukee.
71/100
16% higher than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
3% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
13
57% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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