on $100k a year, leaving San Francisco
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 San Francisco, every month
Move to Reno and the monthly math gets easier. San Francisco's rent is the headline; Reno's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
39% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,425/mo
$2,013 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
54% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
565k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
San Francisco edges ahead with 312 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in San Francisco.
60% fewer events than San Francisco. The pace eases up.
71/100
14% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
4% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
13
88% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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