$100k salary, packing up from Virginia Beach
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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below Virginia Beach's monthly cost
The gap is real. Reno costs noticeably less than Virginia Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,908/mo
5% more expensive than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,425/mo
$390 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$574k
53% more expensive than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
565k
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
201
pleasant days a year, in reno.
Virginia Beach actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 28 days below 20° vs Virginia Beach's 2.
A month here packs 3.4× the events of Virginia Beach.
71/100
25% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Tahoe National Forest, 20.1 mi.
95/100
8% higher than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
13
24% fewer than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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