same $100k income, fresh start from Reading
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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more each month than Reading ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Reno is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
29% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,425/mo
$175 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
85% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
565k
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Reading barely cracks 157 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.6× more on the calendar than Reading.
71/100
9% higher than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
12% higher than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
13
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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