$100k salary, packing up from Salem
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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under Salem, every month
Reno gives you room Salem doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
16% more expensive than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
0%
$729/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,425/mo
$463 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
27% more expensive than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
565k
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Salem barely cracks 201 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 1 in Salem.
A month here packs 103.0× the events of Salem.
71/100
3% higher than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
8% higher than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
13
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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