$100k salary, packing up from Roanoke
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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 cost of moving past Roanoke
A small premium for Reno. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
38% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,425/mo
$47 less than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
94% more expensive than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
565k
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Roanoke keeps to 179 pleasant days a year.
758% more happening than in Roanoke.
71/100
3% higher than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
1% higher than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
13
44% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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