$100k salary, packing up from Salt Lake City
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 Salt Lake City's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Reno is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
19% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
0%
$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,425/mo
$87 more than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
2% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
565k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Salt Lake City only logs 168 pleasant days.
66% more happening than in Salt Lake City.
71/100
9% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
19% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
13
86% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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