$100k salary, packing up from Mobile
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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 premium over Mobile
Barely costlier than Mobile. If Reno pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
47% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,425/mo
$190 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
196% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
565k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Mobile gets 225 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in Mobile.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 4.3× more on the calendar than Mobile.
71/100
20% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
38% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
13
160% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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