$100k salary, packing up from Portland
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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less monthly outlay than Portland
The gap is real. Reno costs noticeably less than Portland, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
7% more expensive than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
0%
$729/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$6,425/mo
$602 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
2% more expensive than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
565k
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Portland barely cracks 178 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 2 in Portland.
Things to do run about even with Portland.
71/100
18% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
5% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
13
77% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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