$100k a year, no longer in Santa Rosa
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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cheaper each month than Santa Rosa
Reno is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
27% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,425/mo
$1,464 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
30% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
565k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Santa Rosa gets 254 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 28 days under 20°, vs 0 in Santa Rosa.
103.0× the events of Santa Rosa, and the calendar shows it.
71/100
3% higher than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
3% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
13
225% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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