on $100k a year, leaving Spartanburg
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 Spartanburg, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Reno is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
33% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
0%
$542/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,425/mo
$67 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
107% more expensive than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
565k
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Spartanburg barely cracks 191 pleasant ones. Winter has bite, though: 28 days drop below 20° vs Spartanburg's 4.
A real upgrade on things to do: 6.9× Spartanburg's pace.
71/100
4% higher than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
23% higher than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
13
35% fewer than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
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