with $100k coming in, swapping out of Richmond
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 Richmond's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Reno. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Richmond.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
13% more expensive than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,425/mo
$262 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
46% more expensive than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
565k
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Richmond barely cracks 172 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 9 in Richmond.
78% more happening than in Richmond.
71/100
9% higher than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
38% higher than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
13
32% fewer than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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