$100k salary, packing up from San Luis Obispo
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 Luis Obispo, every month
Reno runs on a fraction of San Luis Obispo's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
38% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,425/mo
$1,962 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
39% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
565k
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
San Luis Obispo edges ahead with 303 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in San Luis Obispo.
A real upgrade on things to do: 10.3× San Luis Obispo's pace.
71/100
4% higher than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
3% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
13
333% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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