same $100k income, fresh start from San Antonio
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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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more each month than San Antonio ran you
Reno costs more than San Antonio, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
37% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)
0%
vs 0% in San Antonio
$6,425/mo
$514 less than San Antonio
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
105% more expensive than San Antonio
vs $280k in San Antonio
565k
vs 2.7M in San Antonio
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
San Antonio only logs 167 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in San Antonio.
Comparable to San Antonio for events and concerts.
71/100
45% higher than San Antonio
vs 49/100 in San Antonio
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
2% lower than San Antonio
vs 97/100 in San Antonio
13
63% fewer than San Antonio
vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio
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