on $100k a year, leaving Salisbury
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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lighter monthly cost than Salisbury
Reno gives you room Salisbury doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
0% more expensive than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$6,425/mo
$674 more than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
37% more expensive than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
565k
vs 130k in Salisbury
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Salisbury barely cracks 189 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 10 in Salisbury.
8.6× the events of Salisbury, and the calendar shows it.
71/100
34% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
16% higher than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
13
550% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
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