$100k salary, packing up from Myrtle Beach
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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below Myrtle Beach's monthly cost
The gap is real. Reno costs noticeably less than Myrtle Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
10% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,425/mo
$360 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
59% more expensive than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
565k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Myrtle Beach gets 249 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 Myrtle Beach.
A real upgrade on things to do: 4.5× Myrtle Beach's pace.
71/100
22% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
73% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
13
43% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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